''The Elkhart Truth'' is a daily news organization based in

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, that covers Elkhart County in northern Indiana and was founded as a newspaper in 1887.

History

''The Elkhart Truth'' was first printed October 15, 1887. It was founded by Charles G. Conn, who served as Elkhart's mayor, as well as a U.S. congressman. Additionally, Conn was the owner of musical instrument manufacturing empire C.G. Conn Ltd., which is sometimes referred to as Conn Instruments. In 1915, Conn's business interests were taken over by a group of investors headed by Carl D. Greenleaf. Shortly afterwards, Greenleaf and A.H. Beardsley purchased the newspaper from investors. John F. Dille Jr., a classmate of one of Greenleaf's sons, took over responsibility for ''The Elkhart Truth's'' operations in 1952 and eventually bought out Greenleaf and Beardsley. In addition to being an accomplished newspaperman, John Dille Jr. is also noted in history as one of the men who helped train and worked with the Golden Thirteen – the

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's first African-American officers, who were commissioned during

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. The Dille family became the sole owner of ''The Elkhart Truth.'' Eventually it became part of the Federated Media family of companies, with John F. Dille III serving as the president of Federated Media. John F. Dille III worked as a copy boy at ''

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''; as a reporter for

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, Ltd., in England, Scotland and Wales; as a reporter for '' The Mishawaka Times''; and as a reporter for ''The Elkhart Truth''. John F. Dille III also worked in broadcast journalism, as Federated Media owns 15 radio stations. He has served as chairman of the

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, chairman of the

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Radio Board, president of the

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, chairman of the Legislative Liaison Committee (LLC) program, director of

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and chairman of the Indiana LLC. In 2000, John F. Dille III became an adjunct professor at

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, where he teaches broadcast management. In 2014, ''The Elkhart Truth'' re-launched Truth Radio 1340 under the call letters WTRC-AM, which hosted a news show weekday mornings that included stories reported by the publication. Another addition in 2014 was the creation of Flavor 574, a standalone digital magazine run by ''The Elkhart Truth's'' staff that was dedicated to covering

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's culinary scene. The Elkhart Truth celebrated the 125th anniversary of its first printing October 15, 2014. Federated Media sold ''The Elkhart Truth'' to

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on May 1, 2016. Federated Media retained Truth Radio 1340 and Flavor 574 as part of the sales agreement.

Awards

Elkhart Truth takes top honors in IAPME contest
*[http://www.elkharttruth.com/discussions/local-dialogue/Between-the-Lines/2015/05/04/The-Elkhart-Truth-wins-nine-awards-from-Local-Media-Association.html The Elkhart Truth earns nine awards from Local Media Association]
The Elkhart Truth wins eight Hoosier State Press Association awards
* ttp://www.elkharttruth.com/news/2014/03/24/BC-IN-IAPME-Awards-ADVISORY-IN.html Elkhart Truth journalists win six awards in state competitionbr>The Elkhart Truth wins four digital awards from Local Media Association

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Official siteFederated MediaFlavor 574
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