Elaine Norton Hooker

Background

Hooker, Elaine Norton was born on December 4, 1944 in Rockville Center, New York, United States. Daughter of Henry Gaither and Ann Lou Norton.

Education

Student, Wilson College, 1962-1964; student, University Hartford, 1965; student, Trinity College, 1974; student, Andover Newton Theological School, 1988-1989.

Career

Reporter, editor, The Hartford (Connecticut) Courant, 1969-1974; newswoman, Associated Press, Hartford, 1974-1975; Connecticut news editor, Associated Press, Hartford, 1975-1979; western Massachusetts correspondent, Associated Press, Springfield, Massachusetts, 1979-1980; Massachusetts day news supervisor, Associated Press, Boston, 1981-1984; Massachusetts news editor, Associated Press, Boston, 1984; Connecticut bureau chief, Associated Press, Hartford, 1984-1988; deputy director corporation committee, Associated Press, New York City, 1990; general executive newspaper membership, Associated Press, New York City, 1991-1997; Oregon bureau chief, Associated Press, Portland, since 1997. Speaker in field.

Achievements

• Elaine Norton Hooker has been listed as a noteworthy News executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Active various committees at churches in Concord, Massachusetts, Hartford, Briarcliff, New York, Greenwich, Connecticut, New York City. Member Society Professional Journalists (member Freedom Information county 1984-1987), New England Society Newspaper Editors (representative Soviet journalists conference 1985), Open Oregon.

Connections

Married Ronald Wayne Johnson (divorced). Married Kenneth Ward Hooker Junior (divorced). Children: Alisa, Miranda, Nora, Emily.

Father:

Henry Gaither Norton

Mother:

Ann Lou Norton

Spouse:

Kenneth Ward Hooker Junior

Spouse:

Ronald Wayne Johnson

child:

Emily Hooker

child:

Alisa Hooker

child:

Miranda Hooker

child:

Nora Hooker