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- Birth nameRichard Joseph Gaikowski
- Richard Gaikowski was born on March 14, 1936 in Watertown, South Dakota, USA. He was a director and producer, known for This Is My Black Movie (1970), Festival of Bards (1978) and Moody Teenager (1980). He died on April 30, 2004 in San Francisco, California, USA.
- Created early internet bulletin board called Newsbase in 1984 which emphasized a focus on Progressive news events.
- Graduated from Northern State Teachers College in Aberdeen, South Dakota (Now Northern State University) in May 1960 with a degree in Political Science and Liberal Arts.
- Functioned as Public Relations Director for the South Dakota Farmer's Union in Huron, SD from 1962 to 1963.
- Served as publicist for Gov. Ralph Herseth (D-SD) and speechwriter for Sen. George McGovern (D-SD) in the early 60's.
- Served in the US Army from 1955 to 1957, where he received training as a Combat Medic.
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