Mel Hodell, a former publisher who became a respected newspaper broker and industry supporter, died Jan. 31, 2024, from natural causes, The Daily Bulletin reports. He was 102.
Hodell’s newspaper career, with the weekly Upland News, Cucamonga News and Montclair Tribune, segued into a longer career as a broker, from 1967 to 2001.
Hodell was known as a discreet businessman in representing owners in the sales of companies. He also was a dedicated CNPA Allied Member and generous supporter of the California Press Foundation, which honored him in 2010 with its Philip N. McCombs Achievement Award.
Remembrances may be sent to the California Press Foundation, P.O. Box 162291, Sacramento, CA 95816.
