Frank Gardner Wright

Background

Wright, Frank Gardner was born on March 21, 1931 in Moline, Illinois, United States. Son of Paul E. and Goldie (Hicks) Wright.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois, 1953; postgraduate, University of Minnesota, 1953-1954.

Career

Suburban reporter, Minneapolis Star, 1954-1955; with, Minneapolis Tribune, 1955-1982; North Dakota correspondent, Minneapolis Tribune, 1955-1956; Minneapolis City Hall reporter, Minneapolis Tribune, 1956-1958; assistant city editor, Minneapolis Tribune, 1958-1963; Minnesota political reporter, Minneapolis Tribune, 1963-1968; Washington correspondent, Minneapolis Tribune, 1968-1972; Washington bureau chief, Minneapolis Tribune, 1972-1977; managing editor, Minneapolis Tribune, 1977-1982; managing editor/news, Minneapolis Star and Tribune, 1982-1984; associate editor, Minneapolis Star and Tribune, 1984-1998; retired, 1998. Juror for Pulitzer Awards, 1983-1984.

Achievements

• Frank Gardner Wright has been listed as a noteworthy newspaper editor by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Chairman Golden Valley Human Rights Commission, 1965-1967. Member executive committee Nobel Peace Prize Forum, 2000-2004. Member faculty Augsburg College, 3d Age, University St. Thomas, Center for Senior Citizens Education, 2000-2004.

Board directors Lutheran Social Services, Washington. Member American Newspaper Guild (chairman Minneapolis unit 1961-1967, editorial vice president Twin Cities 1963-1967), Minnesota Associated Press Editors Association (president 1981), Phi Beta Kappa.

Connections

Married Barbara Lee Griffiths, March 28, 1953. Children: Stephen, Jeffrey, Natalie, Gregory, Sarah.

Father:

Paul E. Wright

Mother:

Goldie (Hicks) Wright

Spouse:

Barbara Lee Griffiths

child:

Gregory Wright

child:

Natalie Wright

child:

Jeffrey Wright

child:

Stephen Wright

child:

Sarah Wright