Frank Tyger was born in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1866. He was educated at various colleges and universities in the South. In 1892, he moved to Chicago and began a career in journalism. In 1896, he founded the Chicago Record-Herald and was its editor until 1901
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In 1908, he established a daily newspaper in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, which he edited until 1930. The Oklahoma Gazette lasted until the mid-1930s. During his years in Oklahoma City, Frank served as president of the Oklahoma State Press Association and chairman of the National Newspaper Committee of the Associated Press.
In addition his career included stints as a reporter for several daily newspapers in Kansas City and an executive with several national advertising agencies. His offices were located at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893.