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Homer William Bigart (October 25, 1907, Hawley, Pennsylvania - April 16, 1991, Portsmouth, New Hampshire) was a reporter for the New York Herald Tribune from 1929 to 1955 and the New York Times from 1955 to his retirement in 1972. He was considered a "reporter's reporter"[1] and an "enduring role model."[2]
He won two Pulitzer Prizes, one for Telegraphic Reporting - International for his work in World War II, and the other for International Reporting in the Korean War, as well as most of the other major journalism awards.[2]
References
- ^ "Homer Bigart". PBS. http://www.pbs.org/weta/reportingamericaatwar/reporters/bigart/. Retrieved on 2008-08-18.
- ^ a b Richard Severo (April 17, 1991). "Homer Bigart, Acclaimed Reporter, Dies". http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E0CEEDE103AF934A25757C0A967958260. Retrieved on 2008-08-18.
See also
- The Writing 69th, a group of eight reporters, Bigart being one, who flew bombing missions over Germany in World War II
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