David Holmes Black a native of Vancouver

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, founded and is the current owner of Black Press. The son of Alan and Adelaide Black, his family moved to Toronto

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, where he attended school. In college

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, Black studied engineering

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 and obtained a master's degree in business administration. In 1973, Black found a job at the Toronto Star

Toronto Star

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newspaper as an analyst. The company sent Black to various locations in North America

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where they operated subsidiary projects. Through his travels, Black learned about the newspaper trade and eventually purchased his own publication.

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