Raspberry, William
Enlarge text Shrink text-
Personality
|
System number
987007278709405171
-
Save successfulThe item can be found in your Personal ZoneשגיאהLog in to your account to save
Information for Authority record
Name (Latin)
Raspberry, William
Date of birth
1935-10-12
Date of death
2012-07-17
Associated country
United States
Occupation
College teachers
Editors
Journalists
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Sources of Information
- African American National Biography, accessed March 18, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database:(Raspberry, William; journalist, editor, publisher, Pulitzer Prize Winner; born 12 October 1935 in Okolona, Mississippi, United States; BS in History from Indiana Central College (1938); started at Washington Post, Washington DC(1962) and became urban affairs columnist (1966); received Journalist of the Year Award from the all-black Capitol Press Club (1965); taught journalism at Howard University (1971); was member of the Pulitzer Prize board (1976-1985), Poynter Institute for Media Studies (1984), National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) and the Gridiron Club; won a Pulitzer Prize (1994); National Society of Newspaper Columnists presented him with its Lifetime Achievement Award (1995); inducted into the Mississippi Press Association's Hall of Fame (2000); was visiting professor of journalism at Duke University (2001); died 17 July 2012 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States)
- Washington post WWW site, July 17, 2012(William Raspberry; b. William James Raspberry, Oct. 12, 1935, Okolona, Miss.; d. July 17, Washington, aged 76; Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for The Washington post whose fiercely independent views illuminated conflicts concerning education, poverty, crime, and race, and who was one of the first black journalists to gain a wide following in the mainstream press)
- Wikipedia, viewed July 13, 2012:entry (William Rasberry; b. Oct. 12, 1935 in Okolona, Mississippi; former Pulitzer-Prize winning columnist)
- Public education in the 80's [SR] p1980:narration (William Raspberry; moderator, columnist for Washington post) National Public Radio microfiche (Raspberry, William)