Journalist, Author. He was well known for using "good-natured" humor to comment on various social and political matters in his newspaper column "Observer" in the New York Times from 1962 to 1998. After graduating from Johns Hopkins University in 1947, he worked as a journalist for the Baltimore Sun newspaper from 1947 to 1954. While at the Sun, he wrote a weekly column "From a Window on Fleet Street". In 1954, he went to work for the New York Times newspaper where he initially worked at its Washington bureau. He covered Washington politics until 1962, when he began his weekly "Observer" column. He continued with the "Observer" at the New York Times until 1998. In his column, which became very popular, he would not only concentrate on political satire, but also other social issues as well. He won a Pulitzer Prize in 1979 for his work on the "Observer". During his long career, he contributed articles to various other periodicals. He also wrote various books, including his 1982 Pulitzer Prize-winning "Growing Up", which recalled his childhood. In 1993, he succeeded Alistair Cooke as the host of the popular PBS television program "Masterpiece Theatre" and continued in this position until 2004. He passed away from complications after a fall.
Journalist, Author. He was well known for using "good-natured" humor to comment on various social and political matters in his newspaper column "Observer" in the New York Times from 1962 to 1998. After graduating from Johns Hopkins University in 1947, he worked as a journalist for the Baltimore Sun newspaper from 1947 to 1954. While at the Sun, he wrote a weekly column "From a Window on Fleet Street". In 1954, he went to work for the New York Times newspaper where he initially worked at its Washington bureau. He covered Washington politics until 1962, when he began his weekly "Observer" column. He continued with the "Observer" at the New York Times until 1998. In his column, which became very popular, he would not only concentrate on political satire, but also other social issues as well. He won a Pulitzer Prize in 1979 for his work on the "Observer". During his long career, he contributed articles to various other periodicals. He also wrote various books, including his 1982 Pulitzer Prize-winning "Growing Up", which recalled his childhood. In 1993, he succeeded Alistair Cooke as the host of the popular PBS television program "Masterpiece Theatre" and continued in this position until 2004. He passed away from complications after a fall.
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