David Moats

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David Moats is an American editorialist, known for winning a Pulitzer Prize in 2001 for his series of 10 editorials on issues revolving around civil unions for same-sex couples. [1]

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Early life and education

Moats was born in Salt Lake City, Utah in 1947. [1] He graduated from the University of California, Santa Barbara with a Bachelor's degree in English in 1969. [1] He was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Afghanistan from 1969-1972. [1]

Career

Moats began working for the Rutland Herald in 1982. [2] [3] He was an editorial page editor for the Rutland Herald and the Barre Montpelier Times Argus from 1992-2018. [4] [2] [5] [6] Before becoming an editorial page editor, he was a wire editor, state editor, assisting managing editor and city editor. [1] [6] The newspapers eliminated Moats' position and let him go in February 2018. [4] [3] [6]

He has written eleven plays, four of which have been produced by theater companies in Vermont. [1] His play, “Hard News” won the Vermont Playwright's Award [7] from The Valley Players in Waitsfield, Vermont in 1987. [1] [8]

Moats was also a Pulitzer Prize juror in 2002 judging commentary and in 2003 judging editorial cartooning. [1] [9] [10]

Personal life

He lives in Middlebury, Vermont, and has three children. [1] He occasionally appears on Vermont Public Radio as a commentator. [11]

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  2. 1 2 Epp, Henry; Bodette, Melody (2018-02-28). "Rutland Herald, Times Argus Lay Off Pulitzer Prize-Winning Editor" . Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  3. 1 2 Walters, John (2018-02-27). "Media Note: David Moats Out at Herald, Times Argus". Seven Days. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  4. 1 2 "David Moats". www.rutlandherald.com. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  5. ↑ Leahy, Patrick (2018-04-28). "David Moats, a Vermont treasure". Times Argus. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  6. 1 2 3 Mitchell, Rob (2018-02-27). "Note to readers". Rutland Herald. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  7. ↑ "Waitsfield - United States - Valley Players Theater". Waitsfield - United States - Valley Players Theater.
  8. ↑ "Playwright Award Winners". Waitsfield | United States | Valley Players Theater. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  9. ↑ "The 2002 Pulitzer Prize Winner in Commentary". www.pulitzer.org. 2002. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  10. ↑ "The 2003 Pulitzer Prize Winner in Editorial Cartooning". www.pulitzer.org. 2003. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  11. ↑ "David Moats". Vermont Public Radio. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
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