Nackey Loeb

American newspaper publisher

Nackey Loeb

Born|

Elizabeth Anne Scripps

(1924-02-24)February 24, 1924

Los Angeles, California, U.S.

Died| January 8, 2000(2000-01-08) (aged 75)

Goffstown, New Hampshire, U.S.

Other names| Elizabeth Scripps-Gallowhur
Nackey S. Loeb
Education| Francis Parker School (San Diego)
Alma mater| Scripps College
Occupation| Newspaper publisher
Years active| 1981–1999
Known for| Publisher of the Manchester Union Leader
Spouses|

* George Gallowhur

(m. 1944; div. 1949)​

* William Loeb III

(m. 1952; died 1981)​

Children| 2
Relatives| E. W. Scripps (grandfather)

Elizabeth Scripps "Nackey" Loeb (February 24, 1924 – January 8, 2000) was an American newspaper publisher. Her paternal grandfather was the namesake of the E. W. Scripps Company. Her second husband, William Loeb III, was publisher of the Manchester Union Leader newspaper of Manchester, New Hampshire, for 35 years. Upon his death in 1981, Nackey Loeb became publisher and served in that role until 1999.

## Biography

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Nackey Loeb was born in Los Angeles on February 24, 1924, as Elizabeth Anne Scripps.[1]: 30  Her parents were Robert Paine Scripps and Margaret Lou Culbertson.[2][3] She was always known as Nackey, a name "given to generations of Scripps women".[1]: 29  Her paternal grandfather, newspaper titan E. W. Scripps, founded the E. W. Scripps Company. Her father died in 1938, shortly after her 14th birthday.[4] She attended Francis Parker School in San Diego,[2] then Scripps College, which had been founded by her great-aunt, Ellen Browning Scripps.[5]

In 1944, Nackey[a] married George Gallowhur;[6] inventor of Skol suntan lotion.[7] The couple (she used Scripps-Gallowhur as her last name) had one daughter; they divorced in November 1949.[2]

In 1952, Nackey married William Loeb III,[b] a conservative newspaper publisher who had bought the Manchester Union Leader of Manchester, New Hampshire, in the years after World War II. The Loebs had one daughter, Edith Tomasko, who died in 2014.[9]

In December 1977, Nackey suffered spinal damage and was paralyzed from the waist down in a car accident outside of Reno, Nevada, after the car her husband was driving skidded off the road due to ice and flipped over.[10] In 1984, President Ronald Reagan appointed her to the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board.[11]

Nackey helped her husband run the Union Leader for decades until his death in 1981.[12] She then succeeded him as publisher,[13] and served until that role until stepping down in May 1999, shortly before her death.[14] She died on January 8, 2000,[15] at her home in Goffstown, New Hampshire.[16]

## Legacy

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In 1999, she founded the Nackey S. Loeb School of Communications, a private non-profit school.[17] Annually, the school issues a First Amendment Award.[18] The organization retained majority ownership of the Union Leader newspaper until January 2025.[19][20]

On May 1, 2022, Nackey's daughter from her marriage to George Gallowhur—Nackey E. Gallowhur-Scagliotti—accused her stepfather, William Loeb, of sexually molesting her when she was 7 years old. The Union Leader denounced William Loeb and removed his name from their masthead in response to the accusations.[21]

## Notes

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1. ^ Due to surname changes over time, "Nackey" is used for clarity in this article.
2. ^ In August 1949, Loeb had been sued by Gallowhur for having "alienated the affection" of Nackey.[8]

## References

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1. ^ a b Heckman, Meg (2020). Political Godmother: Nackey Scripps Loeb and the Newspaper That Shook the Republican Party. Potomac Books. ISBN 978-1640121935.
2. ^ a b c Family Tree of Nackey Scripps Gallowhur Loeb
3. ^ "Nackey Loeb, ex-publisher of Union Leader, dies at 75". The Republican. Springfield, Massachusetts. AP. January 9, 2000. p. A21. Retrieved December 25, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
4. ^ "ROBERT P. SCRIPPS DIES ON HIS YACHT". The New York Times. March 4, 1938. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 29, 2020 – via nytimes.com.
5. ^ "About Scripps College | History". www.scrippscollege.edu. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
6. ^ "NACKEY SCRIPPS A BRIDE; Daughter of the Late Publisher Is Wed to George Gallowhur". The New York Times. October 28, 1944. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
7. ^ "The Gay Metropolis". archive.nytimes.com. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
8. ^ "Loeb Jailed in $150,000 Love Balm Suit". The United Opinion. Bradford, Vermont. August 12, 1949. p. 1. Retrieved December 25, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Obituary: Edith (Edie) Tomasko". April 25, 2014. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
10. ^ "Mrs. Loeb Paralyzed By Mishap". Valley News. Lebanon, New Hampshire. UPI. December 21, 1977. p. 21. Retrieved December 25, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Nominations & Appointments, March 12, 1984 | Ronald Reagan Presidential Library - National Archives and Records Administration". www.reaganlibrary.gov. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
12. ^ Heckman, Meg. "The New Hampshire Publisher Who Became the 'Political Godmother' of the Modern Right". POLITICO. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
13. ^ Clendinen, Dudley (February 23, 1984). "New Hampshire Publisher Is Gone, But Paper's Foes Are No Better Off". The New York Times. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
14. ^ "Union Leader names a new publisher and executive editor". New Hampshire Press Association. January 13, 2020. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
15. ^ Pace, Eric (January 12, 2000). "Nackey Scripps Loeb, 75, Former Newspaper Publisher". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
16. ^ Belman, Felice (January 9, 2000). "Nackey Loeb dies, ending era at 'Union'". Concord Monitor. Concord, New Hampshire. p. 1. Retrieved December 25, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
17. ^ "About Us". loebschool.org. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
18. ^ "Our First Amendment Honor and Event". loebschool.org. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
19. ^ Wojtkiewicz, Linda (November 24, 2019). "Nackey Loeb School announces new leadership". loebschool.org. Nackey S. Loeb School of Communications. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
20. ^ Ryan, Aidan; Gokee, Amanda (January 7, 2025). "New investors bring ownership overhaul at New Hampshire Union Leader". The Boston Globe. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
21. ^ Landrigan, Kevin (May 1, 2022). "Stepdaughter: William Loeb sexually molested me as young child". UnionLeader.com. Retrieved May 2, 2022.

## External links

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* Nackey S. Loeb School of Communications

*[m.]: married
*[div.]: divorced