Robert D. McFadden

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Robert D. McFadden
Born
Robert Dennis McFadden

(1937-02-11) February 11, 1937 (age 87)
Alma mater
OccupationJournalist
Notable credit The New York Times
SpouseJudith McFadden
Children1

Robert Dennis McFadden (born February 11, 1937) is an American journalist who has worked for The New York Times since 1961. He won a Pulitzer Prize in 1996. [1]

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Biography

McFadden was born in Milwaukee, and raised in both Chicago [2] and the small town of Cumberland, Wisconsin. He attended the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire, and graduated from the journalism school of the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1960 with a B.S. in Journalism. [2] [3] He moved to New York City in 1961 with the intention of applying to only one newspaper—the only paper for which he wanted to work—and his hopes were realized when he was soon hired by The New York Times. His literary writing style, strict adherence to journalistic principles, and tireless ability to "beat the deadline" won him accolades as both a writer and journalist, and he has since received numerous awards for excellence in journalism. McFadden, a celebrated Senior Writer, has remained at the Times for over 60 years, and continues his work through the present day. In 1996, he won the annual Pulitzer Prize for Spot News Reporting, citing "his highly skilled writing and reporting on deadline during the year" (1995). [1] McFadden and his wife Judith have a son named Nolan, and live in Manhattan, New York. [2]

Career

From 1957 to 1958, McFadden was a reporter for The Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune. From 1958 to 1959, he was a reporter for The Wisconsin State Journal in Madison and after he graduated from University of Wisconsin–Madison, worked for The Cincinnati Enquirer . In 1961, he was hired by The New York Times, where he remained for the next six decades as a reporter and rewrite man. [4] His writing has covered a wide range of topics including plane crashes, hurricanes, strikes, blackouts, government affairs, health, crime, transportation, politics, education, the environment, and mass media. [2] As of May 2022 and June 2023 he is listed as senior writer on the newspaper's Obituaries desk. [5] [6]

Awards and honors

McFadden has received 18 major journalistic awards and seven New York Times Publisher’s Awards, He was named a Senior Writer in January 1990. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 "The 1996 Pulitzer Prize Winners: Spot News Reporting". The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved April 24, 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Robert D. McFadden of The New York Times". The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved April 24, 2013.
  3. Brennan, Elizabeth A.; Clarage, Elizabeth C. (1999). Who's who of Pulitzer Prize Winners. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 634. ISBN   978-1573561112 . Retrieved June 12, 2015.
  4. McFadden, Robert D. (January 10, 2022). "Robert Durst, Real Estate Scion Convicted as a Killer, Dies at 78". The New York Times.
  5. McFadden, Robert D. (May 1, 2022). "Regine, Whose Discotheque Gave Nightlife a New Dawn, Dies at 92". The New York Times. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
  6. McFadden, Robert D. (June 16, 2023). "Daniel Ellsberg, Who Leaked the Pentagon Papers, Is Dead at 92". The New York Times. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
  7. "Robert D. McFadden - The New York Times". www.nytimes.com. Retrieved December 16, 2020.