Michael Gartner
Michael Gartner (born October 25, 1938, in
Biography
A graduate of
As chair and editor of
Gartner chaired the Vision Iowa fund, which provided communities money to fund projects such as the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines, from 2000 to 2005. In May 2005, Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack named him president of the Iowa Board of Regents, which oversees the state's three public universities (the University of Iowa, Iowa State University, and the University of Northern Iowa). He served until December 2007.[3] Gartner is chairman of Raccoon Baseball, Inc., which owned the Iowa Cubs baseball team from 1999 to 2021, and formerly was co-owner of Big Green Umbrella. When the Iowa Cubs were sold to Endeavor he and the other owners shared the proceeds with their full-time staff.[4]
Dateline controversy
He resigned from NBC in 1993 as a result of controversy over the show Dateline NBC. The show reported on dangers of GM pickup trucks, but did not state that it had actually staged the explosion of a truck for broadcast.
Years later Gartner said, "It happened on my watch. I took responsibility for it. I did what I thought you ought to do when you make a mistake. You say 'we made a mistake' and apologize to the viewers." (Iowa City Press-Citizen, April 23, 2005.)
See also
- Journalism scandals
References
- ^ "Michael Gartner of The Daily Tribune, Ames, Iowa". The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
- ^ Iowa Center for the Book https://www.iowacenterforthebook.org/iat/gartner
- ^ "Gartner says he'll step down from Board of Regents". Mason City Globe Gazette. December 3, 2007. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
External links
- Michael Gartner biography
- A film clip "The Open Mind – A Man for All Journalistic Seasons" is available for viewing at the Internet Archive
- Appearances on C-SPAN
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