My First Job - Buffalo News

I was 12 years old 50 years ago. That was when I got my first job. It was a newspaper route with the Buffalo News, then called the Buffalo Evening News. I had it for three years.

Just imagine - a kid delivering newspapers on a bicycle through 3 Buffalo winters, not to mention the rain, shine, sleet and hail throughout the other seasons. And besides that, I had a huge route with over 230 customers.

Did it make a man of me? Well, it taught me courtesy, discipline and respect. It also taught me about responsibility and maybe even a little about money management. Not bad for a first job.

Over the years that followed, I often relied on the lessons I learned as a newsboy. I like to think I was industrious, hardworking and honest. I also had learned to be sensitive to customers. And, I tried to always be polite and remember to say, "Thank you."

Thank you, Buffalo News, for your contribution to my upbringing.

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