Background
Barrs, Jennifer Anne was born on April 10, 1958 in Baton Rouge. Daughter of Josip Juraj and Gladys Lucille W.
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Jennifer Anne Barrs
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Bachelor of Fine Arts, Southern Methodist U., Dallas, 1980.
Career
Staff writer consumer column, The Dallas Morning News, 1980; editor and staff writer, Longview Morning Journal, 1980-1983; staff writer, The Dallas Downtown News, 1984-1985; associate editor Dallas City Magazine, The Dallas Times Herald, 1985-1986; general assignment reporter, The Dallas Times Herald, 1986-1987; columnist, critic and staff writer, The Tampa (Florida) Tribune, 1987-1997; general assignment reporter, The Tampa (Florida) Tribune, since 1997.
Achievements
Membership
Member Society Professional Journalists (Tampa Bay chapter, board directors 1993-1995, Excellence award 1993, Outstanding Achievement award 1995).
Connections
Married Charles Kent Tucker, May 19, 1979 (divorced December 1986). Married William J. Barrs, April 21, 1993.
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American
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Recipient Managing Editors award Associated Press, 1982, Paul R. Ellis award American Heart Association, 1982, Citation of Merit-Anson Jones award Texas Medical Association, 1983, 84, Katie award Newspaper Press Club of Dallas, 1985, Gen Excellence in Feature Writing award Florida Press Club, 1993, 1st place award Florida Medical Association, 1996, Ernest R. Currie Memorial award, 1996, 1st place award National Mental Health Association, 1997, certified of commendation Robert T. Morse Writer's award American Psychiatric Association, 1998.Recipient Managing Editors award Associated Press, 1982, Paul R. Ellis award American Heart Association, 1982, Citation of Merit-Anson Jones award Texas Medical Association, 1983, 84, Katie award Newspaper Press Club of Dallas, 1985, Gen Excellence in Feature Writing award Florida Press Club, 1993, 1st place award Florida Medical Association, 1996, Ernest R. Currie Memorial award, 1996, 1st place award National Mental Health Association, 1997, certified of commendation Robert T. Morse Writer's award American Psychiatric Association, 1998.