Doc Quigg
H.D. "Doc" Quigg (November 22, 1911 – May 12, 1998) was an American journalist.
Horace Dasher Quigg, Jr., was born in
Quigg spent the remainder of his career at UP and its successor, UPI, and covered a variety of subjects. During World War II, he covered the Pacific Theatre and General Douglas MacArthur's return to the Philippines.[4] In 1947, he traveled to Antarctica with Admiral Richard E. Byrd's expedition. Other coverage assignments included politicians, actors and celebrities, Pope Pius XXII, the Moon landing, court cases, and a nudist convention. Quigg was named senior editor at UPI in 1967.[5]
Quigg retired in 1985 and was awarded a Society of Silurians award for distinguished reporting and the University of Missouri's Honor Medal for distinguished service in journalism. Quigg died in New York City of heart disease.[5] He is buried in Boonville.[6]
References
- ^ Bell, Bill (May 13, 1998). "Reporter H.D. Quigg, 86; Had Long, Colorful Career". New York Daily News. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
- ^ Melton, E.J. (1937). Melton's History of Cooper County Missouri. Columbia, Missouri: E.W. Stephens Publishing Company. p. 534.
- ^ "H.D. Quigg; Globe-Trotting Journalist". Los Angeles Times. May 14, 1998. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
- ^ "H. D. (Doc) Quigg, 86, U.P.I. Correspondent". The New York Times. May 15, 1998. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
- ^ a b Olert, Chris (May 12, 1998). "UPI Reporter Quigg Dies at 86". Associated Press. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
- ^ "Horace Dasher Quigg, Jr". Find A Grave. Retrieved 2014-05-30.