William Serrin

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William G. Serrin Jr. (March 16, 1939 – February 22, 2018) was an American journalist for the

New York Times
.

Born in

New York Times from 1979 to 1986, when he left to begin work on his second book.[1] Prior to publication in 1993, Homestead: The Glory and Tragedy of An American Steel Town was reviewed by Robert Reich in the New York Times and Samuel G. Freedman in the Los Angeles Times.[2][3]

Serrin later taught at New York University School of Journalism. Upon retirement in 2014, he was inducted into the Michigan Journalism Hall of Fame. Serrin received an equivalent honor from his alma mater, Central Michigan University.[1][4] Serrin died of a heart attack on February 22, 2018, at home in Boca Raton, Florida, aged 78.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "William Serrin". Michigan Journalism Hall of Fame. 2014. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
  2. ^ Reich, Robert (November 8, 1992). "On the Slag Heap of History". New York Times. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
  3. ^ Freedman, Samuel (November 22, 1992). "Sweat, steel and suicide". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
  4. ^ "William G. Serrin". Saginaw News. mlive.com. February 27, 2018. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
  5. ^ "William Serrin, Free Press Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter, dies at 78". Detroit Free Press. March 1, 2018. Retrieved March 6, 2018.