Background
Burt, Alvin Victor was born on September 11, 1927 in Oglethorpe County, Georgia, United States. Son of Alvin Victor and Mabel (Sorrow) Burt.
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Alvin Victor Burt
Edit ProfileEducation
Bachelor in Education, U. Florida, 1949.
Career
With, U.P., 1949-1950; With, Atlanta Journal, 1950-1951; With, Jacksonville (Florida) Journal, 1951-1955; with, Miami (Florida) Herald, 1955-1966; Latin American editor, Miami (Florida) Herald, 1962-1966; assigned, Miami (Florida) Herald, Washington, 1962; editorial writer, Miami (Florida) Herald, 1967-1973; columnist, Miami (Florida) Herald, 1973-1996; editor, Hartwell (Georgia) Sun, 1966-1967.
Membership
Member Sigma Delta Chi.
Connections
Married Gloria White.
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American
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Recipient Ernie Pyle award for newspaper writing, 1961, State award A.P. for feature writing, 1964, citation Florida Legislature, 1965, Scripps-Howard award for best interviews in nation, 1966, Editorial Writing award Florida Society Newspaper Editors-Florida Press Association, 1973, Overseas Press award, 1974, J.C. Penney special award University Missouri, 1980, Outstanding Journalist award Florida Audubon Society, 1984, First Annual AL Burt award forextraordinary lifelong commitment 1000 Friends of Florida, 1989, Commentator of Year award Florida Wildlife Federation, 1990, Patrick Smith Literature award Florida History Society, 1998. Inducted into Indiana Alligator Hall of Fame, 1998.Recipient Ernie Pyle award for newspaper writing, 1961, State award A.P. for feature writing, 1964, citation Florida Legislature, 1965, Scripps-Howard award for best interviews in nation, 1966, Editorial Writing award Florida Society Newspaper Editors-Florida Press Association, 1973, Overseas Press award, 1974, J.C. Penney special award University Missouri, 1980, Outstanding Journalist award Florida Audubon Society, 1984, First Annual AL Burt award forextraordinary lifelong commitment 1000 Friends of Florida, 1989, Commentator of Year award Florida Wildlife Federation, 1990, Patrick Smith Literature award Florida History Society, 1998. Inducted into Indiana Alligator Hall of Fame, 1998.