Eleanor Burns McGrath

Background

McGrath, Eleanor Burns was born on July 28, 1952 in Gloucester, Massachusetts, United States. Daughter of Edward James and Julia Ann (Holloran) McGrath.

Education

AB magna cum laude, Mount Holyoke College, 1974.

Career

Researcher, Time-Life Books, New York City, 1974-1976; reporter, staff writer, education editor, Time Magazine, New York City, 1976-1986; senior editor, Women's Sports and Fitness Magazine, San Francisco, 1986-1987; special correspondent, Time Magazine, San Francisco, 1988; senior editor, articles editor, Self Magazine, New York City, 1991-1998. Journalist-in-residence University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1984-1985.

Achievements

• Eleanor Burns McGrath has been listed as a notable Editor, writer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Trustee Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, Massachusetts, 1976-1979. President Greater New York Athletic Association, New York City 1980-1984. Member American Society Magazine Editors, New York Road Runners Club.

Interests

• Avocation: distance running.

Connections

Married Paul Allen Witteman, May 5, 1984. 1 child, Katharine McGrath Witteman.

Father:

Edward James McGrath

Mother:

Julia Ann (Holloran) McGrath

Spouse:

Paul Allen Witteman

child:

Katharine McGrath Witteman McGrath