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− | '''Rick Outzen''' ( | + | '''Rick Outzen''' ([[1957]]<ref>http://ricksblog.biz/?p=2166</ref> - ) is the publisher of the weekly ''[[Independent News]]'' and former [[Gulf Breeze City Council]] member. |
Outzen graduated from the University of Missisippi in 1979 with a B.B.A.<ref>http://www.gbfsfl.org/__outzen.php</ref> and moved to the Pensacola area in [[1981]].<ref>http://www.newsradio1620.com/rick.html</ref> He was elected to Seat C of the [[Gulf Breeze City Council]] in [[1992]] and served until [[2006]]. | Outzen graduated from the University of Missisippi in 1979 with a B.B.A.<ref>http://www.gbfsfl.org/__outzen.php</ref> and moved to the Pensacola area in [[1981]].<ref>http://www.newsradio1620.com/rick.html</ref> He was elected to Seat C of the [[Gulf Breeze City Council]] in [[1992]] and served until [[2006]]. |
Revision as of 20:10, 5 August 2008
Rick Outzen | |
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Born | July 10, 1957 |
Occupation | publisher, Independent News |
Spouse | Cathy Outzen |
Children | Cathryn, Tricia, Claney |
Rick Outzen (1957[1] - ) is the publisher of the weekly Independent News and former Gulf Breeze City Council member.
Outzen graduated from the University of Missisippi in 1979 with a B.B.A.[2] and moved to the Pensacola area in 1981.[3] He was elected to Seat C of the Gulf Breeze City Council in 1992 and served until 2006.
In 1999 Outzen founded a weekly tabloid, the Independent, which merged with Joe Scarborough's competing paper, the Florida Sun, in 2001. The name of the paper changed briefly to the Independent Florida Sun before settling on its current name.
Outzen writes a weekly column for the Independent News called "Outtakes." He also authors a blog, called Rick's Blog, which published its first post on February 20, 2005,[4] and hosts the IN Your Head Radio program on AM 1620.
He is married to the former Cathy Collins and has three daughters.