Edwin A. Roberts Jr.

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Edwin A. Roberts Jr. (born November 13, 1932) is an American journalist. He won the 1974 Pulitzer Prize for Commentary.

Life

He was born in Weehawken, New Jersey. He graduated from The College of William and Mary, and New York University. [1]

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References

  1. Elizabeth A. Brennan; Elizabeth C. Clarage (1999). Who's who of Pulitzer Prize Winners. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 56–. ISBN   978-1-57356-111-2.