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'''Jesse Earle Bowden''' (b. [[September 12]], [[1928]]) is the editor emeritus of the ''[[Pensacola News Journal]]'' and a local historian and preservationist.
Born in Altha, Florida, Bowden attended Florida State University before moving to Pensacola to begin his journalism career at the ''[[Pensacola News Journal]]''. He currently lives in the [[Cordova Park]] area next to [[Marcy Friedman]], daughter of Pensacola businessman [[Norman Willenzik]].
Bowden served as editor-in-chief and vice president of the ''News Journal'' from [[1966]] to [[1997]]. He was also the paper's political cartoonist until [[2007]], when the post was occupied by [[Andy Marlette]], but still writes occasional columns for the opinion section. He has taught journalistic writing since [[1983]] at the [[University of West Florida]], which awarded him an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters in [[1985]].
Along with [[Pat Dodson]] and [[Mary Turner Rule Reed]], Bowden helped to establish the [[Seville Square Historic District]] in [[1963]]. He was a charter trustee of the [[Historic Pensacola Preservation Board]] when it was formed in [[1967]] and has served as chairman since [[1982]]. He became president of the organization when it was transferred to the University of West Florida and renamed [[West Florida Historic Preservation, Inc.]] (WFHPI) in [[1991]]. The [[Bowden Building]], headquarters of WFHPI, is named for him.
He currently lives in the [[Cordova Park]] area.
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