Gene Roberts (journalist)
Gene Roberts | |
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| Born | Eugene Leslie Roberts Jr. June 15, 1932 University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland |
| Spouse | Susan McLamb Roberts |
| Children | Leslie Roberts, Maggie Roberts, Elizabeth Roberts, Polly Roberts |
| Relatives | sister, Peggy Ellis; grandchildren, Emma Roberts Zevin; Wiley Roberts Guillot |
Eugene Leslie Roberts Jr. (born June 15, 1932)
Career
Roberts was born in
Roberts taught journalism from 1991 to 1994 and from 1998 to 2010 at the Philip Merrill College of Journalism, University of Maryland.
He is on the board of directors of the Committee to Protect Journalists and served five years as its chairman; he has also served as chairman of the Pulitzer Prize Board, the International Press Institute, and the Board Of Visitors of the School of Communications at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Pulitzer Prizes
The Inquirer had never won any Pulitzer Prize (established 1917) before Roberts became executive editor but won them under his leadership.[6]
- 1975, national reporting
- 1976, editorial cartoons
- 1977, local reporting
- 1978, public service journalism
- 1979, international reporting
- 1980, local reporting
- 1985, investigative reporting
- 1985, feature photography
- 1986, feature photography
- 1986, national reporting
- 1987, feature writing
- 1987, investigative reporting
- 1987, investigative reporting
- 1988, national reporting
- 1989, national reporting
- 1989, feature writing
- 1990, public service journalism
Awards
Roberts and
In 1980, he received the Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement.[8]
In 1984, Roberts was inducted into the N.C. Journalism Hall of Fame.[9]
Roberts received the
Roberts was awarded the Order of the Long Leaf Pine by the state of North Carolina on January 30, 2015.
Personal
Roberts earned an
Books as co-author or co-editor
- The Censors and the Schools (Jack Nelson
- Assignment America: A Collection of Outstanding Writing from the New York Times (Quadrangle, 1974; ISBN 0812903846), eds. Roberts and David Jones
- Leaving Readers Behind: the age of corporate newspapering (University of Arkansas Press, 2001; ISBN 1557287716), editor-in-chief, with Thomas Kunkeland Charles Layton
- Breach of Faith: a crisis of coverage in the age of corporate newspapering (University of Arkansas Press, 2002; ISBN 1557287090), editor-in-chief, with Thomas Kunkel
- The Race Beat: The Press, the Civil Rights Struggle, and the Awakening of a Nation (ISBN 0679403817), by Roberts and Hank Klibanoff
References
- ^ For birthdate and full name, Library of Congress Authorities cites Contemporary Authors, which may be derived from earlier LC CIP data.
- ISBN 978-1-56663-742-8.
- ^ Cauchon, Dennis (August 1, 1990). "Roberts to leave 'Inquirer'". USA Today.
- ^ Williams, Marjorie (August 1, 1990). "Philadelphia Inquirer's Top Editor Resigns". The Washington Post.
- ^ Schultz, Will. "Gene Roberts (1932-)". NorthCarolinahistory.org: An Online Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
- ^ "The Pulitzer Prizes". Retrieved 3 May 2011.
- ^ "History". The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved 2013-11-05.
- American Academy of Achievement.
- ^ a b "Eugene Roberts". N.C. Media & Journalism Hall of Fame. 1984. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
- ^ Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) Board of Directors
- ^ "Interview with Gene Roberts on JournalismJobs.com". Archived from the original on 2007-06-13. Retrieved 2007-04-22.
External links
- Gene Roberts at Library of Congress, with 7 library catalog records
- Appearances on C-SPAN
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