Myrta Pulliam

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Myrta Pulliam
Born
Myrta Jane Pulliam

(1947-06-20) June 20, 1947 (age 75)
Parent(s) Eugene S. Pulliam
Jane Bleecker
Relatives Eugene C. Pulliam (grandfather)
Dan Quayle (cousin)

Myrta Jane Pulliam (born June 20, 1947) is an American journalist.

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Biography

Pulliam was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. She is the granddaughter of Eugene C. Pulliam, the former publisher of The Indianapolis Star , and the daughter of Eugene S. Pulliam, Star publisher from 1975 to 1999. [1] [2] Pulliam has worked as a journalist in Indianapolis and in Phoenix.

A co-founder of Investigative Reporters and Editors, Inc., Pulliam is also a past board member. [3] [4] [5]

Pulliam is a cousin of former Vice President Dan Quayle and a first cousin, once removed, of former U.S. representative Ben Quayle. [6] Her niece is the Washington Post journalist Sarah Pulliam Bailey. [7] Pulliam has served on the Board of Trustees of DePauw University and Newfields. [8] [9]

Awards

Pulliam worked on a 1974 Star series that uncovered "local police corruption and dilatory law enforcement, resulting in a cleanup of both the Police Department and the office of the County Prosecutor." It was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Local Investigative Specialized Reporting, in 1975. [10]

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