1974 - Bill Johnson buys the Charlotte Post.

• Bill Johnson graduated from Second Ward High School. 
• After serving in the Armed Forces, he receives his journalism degree. 
• Upon his return to Charlotte, he cannot find a job as a reporter and takes a job as a mail carrier. Later, he becomes the first black writer for the Charlotte Observer. 
• Johnson buys the Charlotte Post and revives the dying newspaper.
• Photo shows Bill Johnson talking with future governor Jim Martin.