Taylor Hicks: Soul news day
By Wade Kwon
Congratulations to Taylor Hicks, the 2006 American Idol!
The 29-year-old Birmingham native won the title Wednesday night before an estimated 36 million viewers. And today, he’s front-page news across North America.
Check out the full gallery of nearly 200 newspapers covers, as well as our favorites on the jump.
The Birmingham News
Edmonton Sun, Alberta
Toronto Star
Washington Post
Tampa Tribune
Red Eye (Chicago Tribune)
Palm Beach (Fla.) Post
American Press, Lake Charles, La.
Lexington (Ky.) Herald-Leader
San Diego Union-Tribune
The Record, Kitchener, Ontario
The (Baltimore) Sun
Kansas City (Mo.) Star
Burlington County (N.J.) Times
New York Daily News
Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch
The Times Reporter, Dover, Ohio
The Register-Guard, Eugene, Ore.
The Morning Call, Allentown, Pa.
(note Alabama native Bo Bice at top)
El Paso (Texas) Times
The Monitor, McAllen, Texas
USA Today
Daily Press, Hampton Roads, Va.
Richmond (Va.) Times-Dispatch
Kitsap (Wash.) Sun
Milwaukee (Wis.) Journal Sentinel
See the full gallery of nearly 200 newspapers covers.
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Thursday, May 25, 2006, 7:26 pm
Wade,
Thanks for gathering all the newspaper covers and sharing them with us. Most enjoyable!
Thursday, May 25, 2006, 7:46 pm
You’re welcome!
Friday, May 26, 2006, 10:15 pm
Wow. I’m still not even done going through all of them. But yes, thank you for gathering up all those front pages. wow.
On Thursday, my co-workers cut out a few front pages of the the Union Tribune (San Diego, pictured above) and put them up around my cubicle. love it.