Alex Machaskee may be best known as former publisher of the Cleveland Plain Dealer, Ohio’s largest newspaper, but there is much more to Alex than that.
In this interview Alex talks about his family, his early years and beyond. From growing up in Warren Ohio, traveling every Sunday to Serbian school in Youngstown, working jobs at a young age and more. He talks about his introduction to journalism and the newspaper business and his 40 years as a member of a 4-piece Tamburitza acoustic band that played all over including opening for Bob Hope at the Ohio State Fair.
He tells about his world travels with the Cleveland Orchestra and others through Asia, Europe and South America (Singapore, Shanghai, Tokyo, Beijing, Vienna, Rome, Paris, London, Rio de Janeiro, Santiago, Buenos Aires, St. Petersburg, Moscow and more. He talks about his Mosaic section of the Cleveland Plain Dealer that he created to showcase the ethnic heritages of the community.
He established the Serbian Cultural Garden and now has 12 busts there including Tesla and Novak Djokovic and Albert Einstein’s wife. He talks about some of the important people in his life such as Sam Miller and Senator George Voinovich.
His story continues as he tells about his latest project, an International Heritage Gallery at the Western Reserve Historical Society in Cleveland.
