Time Machine: Meet Phyllis Fleming. She did it all in 45 years in The Gazette s newsroom
Phyllis Fleming’s desk was usually cluttered, although she never had trouble finding anything when she wanted it. She cleaned it off in August 1988, and it was such a surprise, a Gazette photographer was summoned. Fleming worked in The Gazette newsroom for 45 years. A native Iowan and University of Iowa graduate, she was a reporter, city editor and Sunday editor, retiring as the paper’s assistant managing editor in 2002. (Gazette archives)
Phyllis Fleming, 1988 (Gazette archives)
Phyllis Fleming, c. 1960 (Gazette archives)
Phyllis Fleming is surprised by a green-iced cake in May 1979 for her 44th birthday. The cake, ordered by content editor Bev Duffy, was filled with typesetting commands. (Gazette archives)