Lucy Morgan
Lucy Morgan | |
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Born | Lucile Bedford Keen[1] October 11, 1940 Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. |
Died | September 20, 2023 Tallahassee, Florida, U.S. | (aged 82)
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Children | 3 (one deceased) |
Lucy Ware MorganSt. Petersburg Times).[3]
Life and career
Born in
Pasco-Hernando State College and received her associate degree.[5]
In 1985, she and Jack Reed shared the
Tallahassee
in 1986 and later worked on special projects and as a columnist.
A 2012 All Things Considered profile described Morgan as "an institution in Florida".[8] Seven years after her first announced retirement[9] led to a continued active reporting career, she announced her full retirement in January 2013.[10]
Morgan was inducted into the
Morgan's investigation into a $49.6 million mortgage fraud/
Miami developer Domenico Rabuffo — while he was in the United States Federal Witness Protection Program[13] — was the subject of the American Greed
episode "Goodfella Gone Bad".
Lucy Morgan died in Tallahassee on September 20, 2023, following complications from a fall in May. She was 82.[1][14]
References
- ^ a b c d Traub, Alex (September 29, 2023). "Lucy Morgan, Feared and Revered Florida Reporter, Dies at 82". The New York Times. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
- ^ "Florida Reporter Gets 2D Jail Term". The New York Times. 22 December 1973.
- ^ [1] St. Petersburg Times - Aug 10, 2002
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- ^ a b Alison Pruitt, "Breaking the mold in journalism" Archived 2013-08-25 at archive.today, Community College Times, April 6, 2012.
- ^ [2] St. Petersburg Times - Jul 31, 1976 page 13
- ^ [3] St. Petersburg Times - Jun 22, 1982 page 34
- ^ Noah Adams, "After Decades, Journo Still Covers Fla. Legislature", All Things Considered, January 31, 2012.
- ^ a b "'St. Pete' Legend Lucy Morgan to Retire", Editor & Publisher, November 14, 2005.
- ^ "Pulitzer Prize winning reporter Lucy Morgan retiring. Really." Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, Tampa Bay Times, January 7, 2013.
- ^ "Lucy W. Morgan" Archived 2010-06-05 at the Wayback Machine, Florida Women's Hall of Fame (accessed 2013-08-26).
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- ^ "Florida Developer Gets 27 Years in N.C. Mortgage Fraud Scheme" by Lucy Morgan Tampa Bay Times September 30, 2014; accessed August 26, 2016
- ^ "Lucy Morgan, Pulitzer-winning force of Florida journalism, dies at 82". Yahoo News. 2023-09-21. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
External links
- Lucy Morgan Writers:, Tampa Bay Times
- "We The Journalists: Lucy Morgan", Society of Professional Journalists (South Florida Pro Chapter), May 24, 2013 (interview)