George Evans Goodwin (June 20, 1917 – January 21, 2015) was an American journalist who won a Pulitzer Prize in 1948 for his work at The Atlanta Journal. [1] [2]
Goodwin was born in Atlanta, Georgia. He graduated in 1939 with an A.B. degree and a certificate in journalism from Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia. [1] During World War II he served for three years in the United States Navy, including twenty months on operations as an intelligence officer. [1] During his long career in journalism he reported for The Atlanta Journal and Atlanta Georgian (both of which James M. Cox had acquired in December 1939), the Washington Times-Herald and The Miami Daily News (another Cox property). The Georgia chapter of the Public Relations Society of America's annual award for volunteer service in named in his honor. [3] An authority on public relations, Goodwin advised civic leaders including former Atlanta mayors Maynard Jackson and Shirley Franklin, as well as Ambassador Andrew Young. [4] He had also been a Rotarian Senior Counselor. [5] He died at the age of 97 on January 21, 2015. [6]
In 1947 Goodwin covered a fraudulent election in Telfair County, Georgia, for The Atlanta Journal. He won the next annual Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting citing that work. [2]
- ^ a b c Heinz Dietrich Fischer and Erika J. Fischer, The Pulitzer Prize Archive: Volume 16: Complete Biographical Encyclopedia of Pulitzer Prize winners, 1917–2000, Walter de Gruyter, Munich, 2002, ISBN 3598301863, p. 87. Page 87 at Google Books.
- ^ a b "Local Reporting". The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
- ^ Manning Selvage & Lee Public Relations. "Video Tribute to Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist George E. Goodwin". YouTube. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
- ^ Tonya Layman. "Goodwin embraced Atlanta's growth". Atlanta Business Chronicle, 18 March 2011. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
- ^ (Letter to the editor), George E. Goodwin, The Rotarian, May 1988, p. 11.
- ^ "George Goodwin, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and dean of Atlanta's PR industry, dies". www.bizjournals.com. 2015. Retrieved 2020-01-19.
George Evans Goodwin (June 20, 1917 – January 21, 2015) was an American journalist who won a Pulitzer Prize in 1948 for his work at The Atlanta Journal. [1] [2]
Goodwin was born in Atlanta, Georgia. He graduated in 1939 with an A.B. degree and a certificate in journalism from Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia. [1] During World War II he served for three years in the United States Navy, including twenty months on operations as an intelligence officer. [1] During his long career in journalism he reported for The Atlanta Journal and Atlanta Georgian (both of which James M. Cox had acquired in December 1939), the Washington Times-Herald and The Miami Daily News (another Cox property). The Georgia chapter of the Public Relations Society of America's annual award for volunteer service in named in his honor. [3] An authority on public relations, Goodwin advised civic leaders including former Atlanta mayors Maynard Jackson and Shirley Franklin, as well as Ambassador Andrew Young. [4] He had also been a Rotarian Senior Counselor. [5] He died at the age of 97 on January 21, 2015. [6]
In 1947 Goodwin covered a fraudulent election in Telfair County, Georgia, for The Atlanta Journal. He won the next annual Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting citing that work. [2]
- ^ a b c Heinz Dietrich Fischer and Erika J. Fischer, The Pulitzer Prize Archive: Volume 16: Complete Biographical Encyclopedia of Pulitzer Prize winners, 1917–2000, Walter de Gruyter, Munich, 2002, ISBN 3598301863, p. 87. Page 87 at Google Books.
- ^ a b "Local Reporting". The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
- ^ Manning Selvage & Lee Public Relations. "Video Tribute to Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist George E. Goodwin". YouTube. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
- ^ Tonya Layman. "Goodwin embraced Atlanta's growth". Atlanta Business Chronicle, 18 March 2011. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
- ^ (Letter to the editor), George E. Goodwin, The Rotarian, May 1988, p. 11.
- ^ "George Goodwin, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and dean of Atlanta's PR industry, dies". www.bizjournals.com. 2015. Retrieved 2020-01-19.