Dwight E. Sargent
Dwight E. Sargent | |
|---|---|
| Born | Dwight Emerson Sargent April 3, 1917 Pembroke, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | April 4, 2002 (aged 85) |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Alma mater | Colby College |
| Spouse | Elaine (died 1993) |
| Children | 1 |
Dwight Emerson Sargent (April 3, 1917 – April 4, 2002) was an American journalist.[1][2]
Born in Pembroke, Massachusetts, he graduated in 1939 from Colby College and served in Europe with the United States Army during World War II.[1][2]
Sargent worked at The Portland Press Herald in Maine and The Standard-Times of New Bedford, Massachusetts, before becoming a longtime editorial writer for The New York Herald Tribune.[1][2]
He was a Nieman Fellow in 1951, studying local government. He was a curator for the Nieman Foundation for Journalism from 1964 to 1972. In 1978, he was appointed national editorial writer for Hearst Newspapers.[1] He was a president for The Society of Silurians.[3]
Sargent died of throat cancer on April 4, 2002.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Dwight E. Sargent, 85, Foundation Curator". New York Times. April 12, 2002. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Founding member Dwight E. Sargent dies". The Masthead. June 22, 2002. Retrieved January 24, 2021 – via The Free Library.
- ^ Orono (March 30, 1987). "National editorial writer to address press group". Bangor Daily News. p. 7.
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