Background
Carroll, John Sawyer was born on January 23, 1942 in New York City. Son of John Wallace and Margaret Carroll.
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John Sawyer Carroll
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Bachelor of Arts, Haverford College, 1963.
Career
Reporter, Providence Journal - Bulletin, 1963-1964; reporter, Baltimore Sun., 1966-1972; reporter, Baltimore Sun., Vietnam, 1967-1969; reporter, Baltimore Sun., Middle East, 1969; reporter, Baltimore Sun., Washington Bureau, 1969-1972; city editor, metropolitan editor, Philadelphia Inquirer, 1973-1979; executive vice president, editor, Lexington Herald-Leader, Kentucky, 1979-1991; editor, senior vice president, Baltimore Sun, since 1991; vice president, Times Mirror Company, since 1998. Board directors American Society Newspaper Editors, Pulitzer prize juror, 1987, 89,94, Pulitzer prize board, since 1994.
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Membership
Served with United States Army, 1964-1966.
Connections
Married Kathleen Kirk, May 1, 1971 (divorced September 1982) children— Kathleen Louise, Margaret Adriane. Married Lee Huston Powell, November 1985.
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American