Legendary Editor Spent 25 Years Redefining Local News

Mike Pride, former editor-in-chief of the Concord Monitor, has died at the age of 76.
He shaped the Monitor into a regional political powerhouse and won the paper 19 Newspaper of the Year awards.
Pride mentored future Pulitzer winners and taught many influential journalists.
Though Pride focused on small-town stories, his work had a big impact.
He considered his life with his wife of 50+ years a great love story.