Charles Madigan
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Charles M. Madigan (born August 23, 1949) is an American educator who has been an
Life
Madigan grew up in Altoona, Pennsylvania and attended Pennsylvania State University. He had his first professional newspaper job with the Altoona Mirror in 1966.[1] From 1968 to 1970 he worked as local government reporter for the Harrisburg Patriot in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He worked for United Press International from 1970 to 1979, including two and a half years as correspondent from the Soviet Union during the Cold War.[2]
Associated with the
In 2003 and 2004 Madigan was an instructor at the Medill School of Journalism of Northwestern University.[2] He co-authored and collaborated on several books. He was the editor of Global Chicago and worked on a book about his family's history in the coal mines of Western Pennsylvania. He has three sons, Eamon, Brian and Conor. His wife, Linda, teaches special education.
In 2007 Madigan became the Presidential Writer in Residence at
Works
- Madigan, Charles (editor), Global Chicago (2004, University of Illinois Press) ISBN 0-252-02941-0
- Martinez, Arthur and Charles Madigan, The Hard Road to the Softer Side: Lessons from the Transformation of Sears (2001, Crown Business) ISBN 0-8129-2960-8
- Greenwald, Gerald and Charles Madigan, Lessons from the Heart of American Business: A Roadmap for Managers in the 21st Century (2001, Warner Books) ISBN 0-446-52544-8
- O'Shea, James and Charles Madigan, Dangerous Company: The Consulting Powerhouses and the Businesses They Save and Ruin (1997, Nicholas Brealey) ISBN 0-8129-2634-X
- Madigan, Charles (editor) -30-: The Collapse of the Great American Newspaper (2007) (ISBN 978-1566637428)
- Destiny Calling, How the People Elected Barack Obama (2009) (ISBN 978-1566637787)
References
- ^ Awards for excellence to 13 Tribune staffers, Chicago Tribune, December 11, 1981 ("Madigan, 32, a native of Altoona Pa, became a Tribune reporter in July 1979")
- ^ a b "The Author". web site for Destiny Calling. Archived from the original on July 9, 2011. Retrieved January 8, 2011.
- Chicago Public Radio, December 28, 2009
- ^ "Madigan, Charles M." C-SPAN Biographical History. Retrieved January 8, 2011.
External links
- Biography from official book site
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Charles Madigan at IMDb
- Charles M. Madigan, Presidential Writer in Residence[permanent dead link] at Roosevelt University
- Chicago Tribune column[permanent dead link]
- Chicago Tribune blogs about the 2004 presidential Republican Convention[permanent dead link] and the Democratic Convention
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