John Fetterman (reporter)
John Fetterman | |
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Born | Danville, Kentucky, U.S. | February 25, 1920
Died | June 21, 1975 U.S. | (aged 55)
Occupation | Journalist |
Known for | Winning several Pulitzer Prizes |
John Fetterman (February 25, 1920 – June 21, 1975)[1] was an American journalist, a reporter for The Courier-Journal of Louisville, Kentucky. He won the Pulitzer Prize for local, general, or spot-news reporting for his 1968 story "Pfc. Gibson Comes Home", about the death of a soldier in Vietnam and the return of his body.[2] It focused on (James T. Gibson) the young man's family in Knott County, Kentucky and the wider community. Fetterman also contributed to a Courier-Journal series on strip mining that won a Pulitzer Prize in 1967.[3]
Early life and education[edit]
Born in Danville, Kentucky, Fetterman served in the U.S. Navy before enrolling at Murray State University under the G.I. Bill. After his graduation in 1949, he served on the staffs of the Murray Ledger and Times and the Nashville Tennessean. After graduate school at the University of Kentucky, Fetterman joined the staff of the Louisville, Kentucky, newspaper.
Journalism career[edit]
He was the author of the 1967 book Stinking Creek, about life around the creek of the same name in Knox County, Kentucky.[4]
John Fetterman's freelance writing also appeared in The Saturday Evening Post, National Geographic, Time, and Life.
Fetterman's daughter Mindy, also a newspaper journalist, is known for her work as a reporter, columnist and financial editor of USA Today,[5] and in 2008 wrote a sequel to Stinking Creek about the present conditions of the area.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850–2010. U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
- ^ "1969 Winners". The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved 2013-10-30.
- ^ "The 1967 Pulitzer Prize Winner in Public Service". The Pulitzer Prizes. Columbia University. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
- ^ Kleber, John E. The Kentucky Encyclopedia. University Press of Kentucky. p. 856. ISBN 0-8131-2883-8.
- ^ "Mindy Fetterman | C-SPAN.org". www.c-span.org. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
- ^ "'The nurses' birthed a better place at Stinking Creek". ABC News. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
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