- Great American Business Leaders of the Twentieth Century
Bernard Kilgore
Wall Street Journal
1945 - 1966
Publishing & Print Media
b. 1908
| Education |  |
|---|---|
| Undergraduate | DePauw University |
| Personal | |
|---|---|
| Born-Died | 1908 - 1967 |
| Birthplace | Indiana (IN) |
| Race | White |
| Father | White Collar Worker |
Kilgore was instrumental in shaping the format and content of the Wall Street Journal. He designed the front-page format (which is still used today) and was principally responsible for building the Journal into a national newspaper with circulation of over 1 million readers.