A fact from Matt Zabitka appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 25 September 2021 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that sportswriter Matt Zabitka started his career at the age of 13?
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... that sportswriter Matt Zabitka started his career at the age of 13? Source: Tresolini, Kevin (December 13, 2002). "Matt Zabitka: An Era Ends". The News Journal – via Newspapers.com. "A native of Chester, Pa., Zabitka's journalism career began when he was just 13. On Thursdays during his walks to Chester High, he would notice copies of the Progressive Weekly sitting on doorsteps. An athlete and sports fan, Zabitka was stunned to not find any sports news when he opened the publication. So he put pencil to paper, writing a series of snippets about local athletes. He headlined it "Sports of all Sorts" and, unsolicited, dropped it off at the paper's office. "I picked up the paper the next Thursday and there it was!" Zabitka said, still astounded all these years - and stories - later. "I was shocked." The paper hired him to write the column weekly, for $5 per story Zabitka ran out and bought a used typewriter for $30."
"A native of Chester, Pa., Zabitka's journalism career began when he was just 13. On Thursdays during his walks to Chester High, he would notice copies of the Progressive Weekly sitting on doorsteps. An athlete and sports fan, Zabitka was stunned to not find any sports news when he opened the publication. So he put pencil to paper, writing a series of snippets about local athletes. He headlined it "Sports of all Sorts" and, unsolicited, dropped it off at the paper's office. "I picked up the paper the next Thursday and there it was!" Zabitka said, still astounded all these years - and stories - later. "I was shocked." The paper hired him to write the column weekly, for $5 per story Zabitka ran out and bought a used typewriter for $30."
The article is long enough and new enough with no copyright violations. A QPQ is not needed. This is approved. SL93 (talk) 04:41, 14 September 2021 (UTC)