Robin Toner
Robin Toner | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 22, 1954 Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | December 12, 2008 (aged 54) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Resting place | Oak Hill Cemetery Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Alma mater | Syracuse University |
| Occupation | journalist |
| Employer | New York Times |
| Spouse | Peter Gosselin |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) | Charles and Mary Louise Toner |
Roberta "Robin" Denise Toner (May 22, 1954 – December 12, 2008) was an American journalist from Pennsylvania. She was the first woman to be national political correspondent for The New York Times.[1]
Biography
Robin Toner was born on May 22, 1954, in
S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications.[4]
Toner reported for
In 1992, Toner was the lead reporter on Bill Clinton's presidential election. She later became chief of correspondents on the paper's national desk in New York, coaching reporters in other bureaus, and also had held the title of senior writer, covering topics including abortion rights and judicial nominations.[3]
Death and legacy
Toner died of complications resulting from
colon cancer on December 12, 2008, and was interred at Oak Hill Cemetery in Washington, D.C.[6]
The
S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, is named after her,[7] as is the Toner Lecture/Symposium on American politics and political journalism; together they make up the Robin Toner Program in Political Reporting, established at Syracuse University in 2009.[8]
References
- Purdum, Todd (December 12, 2008). "Robin Toner, Times Reporter, Is Dead at 54". The New York Times. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
- ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
- ^ The Associated Press.
- ^ "Roberta D. Toner | Obituary". Legacy.com.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
- ^ "Oak Hill Cemetery, Georgetown, D.C. (Terraced Niches and Pathway Crypts) - Dogwood Cremation Niches (3257-3274)" (PDF). oakhillcemeterydc.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 3, 2022. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
- ^ "Toner Prize". Tonerprogram.syr.edu. Retrieved March 25, 2015.
- ^ Ifill, Gwen (March 26, 2015). "Getting On With It". PBS. Retrieved March 10, 2021.