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George Rodrigue is a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist [1] who was the editor-in-chief of The Plain Dealer in Cleveland, Ohio from 2015 to 2020. [2] [3]

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References

  1. "The 1986 Pulitzer Prize Winner in National Reporting". The Pulitzer Prize Board. Accessed April 18, 2021.
  2. Robert L. Smith. "Pulitzer winning journalist George Rodrigue named editor of The Plain Dealer". The Plain Dealer , January 5, 2015. Accessed April 18, 2021.
  3. Haggerty, Taylor (February 14, 2020). "George Rodrigue Stepping Down As Plain Dealer Editor-In-Chief". ideastream . Retrieved April 18, 2021.