Bill Dwyre
Bill Dwyre | |
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Born | Sheboygan, Wisconsin, U.S. | April 4, 1944
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | University of Notre Dame |
Subject | Sports |
Bill Dwyre (born April 7, 1944, in
After a high-profile, multi-sport athletic career at Sheboygan North High School, Dwyre went to the University of Notre Dame, where he was a member of the tennis team and sports editor of ND Voice, the forerunner of the university’s current daily paper, The Observer. He graduated in 1966 with a degree in Communication Arts and began his journalism career shortly thereafter, as a sports copy editor for the Des Moines Register until 1968. From 1968 to 1981 he worked at the Milwaukee Journal, where he was made sports editor in 1975. He moved to the Los Angeles Times as assistant sports editor, and three months later was promoted to sports editor.
Professional awards and recognition
Dwyre rose to national prominence with the
Recognition for Dwyre’s work on the 1984 Summer Olympic Games has been bookended by a host of local, regional and national honors. The most prestigious was the
Professional and civic activities
Dwyre is a past president of the Associated Press Sports Editors;[8] a member of the Advisory Board of the University of Notre Dame's John W. Gallivan Program in Journalism, Ethics and Democracy; and a member of the board of directors of Casa Colina Hospitals for Rehabilitation in Pomona, California.[9] He has spoken at journalism classes at the University of Southern California and the University of California, Los Angeles, as well as more than a dozen times at the American Press Institute in Reston, Virginia.[10]
In addition to writing as a staff member, Dwyre wrote a monthly column for Referee magazine from 1972–2002, and has contributed articles to the
Dwyre is married to the former Jill Jarvis and has two children, Amy and Patrick. He lives in San Dimas, California.
References
- ^ Los Angeles Times, March 3, 2006, page D3 (announcement of move from editor to columnist)
- ^ Sports Business Journal, September 17-23, 2001 (his vision of a sports editor)
- ^ "Red Smith Award winners". The Dallas Morning News. 2009. Archived from the original on 20 February 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-03.
- ^ Stewart, Larry (2009). "Laker Feud Gets National Spotlight". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2010-01-03.
- ^ "Tim Lincecum asks for $13 million in salary arbitration". Tribune Company. 2010. Archived from the original on 23 January 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-03.
- ^ "Tournament Program". BNP Paribas Open 2011. Archived from the original on 14 May 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-22.
- ^ "Preakness: Dime superfectas available for first time". Daily Racing Form, Inc. and Equibase Company, May 19, 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-22.
- ^ (President, AP Sports Editors) "APSE Past Presidents". Associated Press Sports Editors. 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-03.
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- ^ "About the Gallivan Journalism Program". University of Notre Dame Department of American Studies. 2007. Archived from the original on 2009-11-24. Retrieved 2010-01-03.