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Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 23, 2026.
Public comments (5)
Spina's colleague detailed the Free Press photographer's career photographing presidents, popes, and Detroit leaders, and his mentorship of Pulitzer winners.
Planning and Economic Development Standing Committee · 54:55 →The Free Press executive editor said Spina documented 'the soul of Detroit' over 44 years, once declining a White House photographer offer to stay in Detroit.
Planning and Economic Development Standing Committee · 1:00:31 →A young Free Press reporter born after Spina's death explained how he teaches Spina's photos as a standard of photographic innovation.
Planning and Economic Development Standing Committee · 1:03:01 →Spina's daughter described her father as one of America's greatest photojournalists, knighted by a pope for his integrity.
Planning and Economic Development Standing Committee · 1:09:43 →Another daughter recounted Spina's decades covering Detroit sports, parades, and the Pulitzer-winning 1967 uprising coverage.
Planning and Economic Development Standing Committee · 1:10:31 →