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Patrick O'Grady on 30 Years in Arizona Newsrooms, X-Acto Knives to Digital & Selling the Story

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He keeps every thank-you note a reader has ever mailed him, because journalists mostly hear the other kind of feedback. Patrick O'Grady has spent 30 years in Valley journalism, from the X-Acto knife and waxer days to tracking newsletter open rates, and he has strong opinions about what it takes for local news to survive. Patrick began as a reporter covering everything from bake…