Morgan McGinley

Background

McGinley, Morgan was born on March 1, 1942 in New London, Connecticut, United States. Son of Morgan Senior and Elizabeth McGinley.

Education

Bachelor, Colby College, 1964.

Career

Reporter, Providence Journal, 1965; reporter, The Day, New London, 1965-1975; assistant city editor, The Day, New London, 1975-1978; night city editor, The Day, New London, 1978-1981; assistant editorial page editor, The Day, New London, 1981-1982; editorial page editor, The Day, New London, since 1982. Writer in residence Emerson College, Boston, 1992. Presenter editorial writing Wilmington Writers Workshop, 1995, Hartford Writers Workshop, 1998.

Achievements

• Morgan McGinley has been listed as a noteworthy Newspaper editor by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board of directors Salvation Army, New London Citidel, since 1974, Foundation Open Government, Connecticut, since 1993. Chairman Connecticut Council on Freedom of Information. Member Task Force on Minorities in the Newspaper Business.

Panelist Connecticut Public television FourthEstate Show, 1987-1997. With United States Army, 1965, corporal Army National Guard, 1965-1970. Member National Conference Editl.

Writers (chairman minorities committee since 1988, board directors 1989-1990, 92-93, chair member 1993-1994, member editorial management and operations committee, secretary 1995, treasurer 1996, vice president 1997, president 1998), New England Society Newspaper Editors (Board of Governors since 1987, minority affairs committee, president 1992, past vice president, treasurer and secretary), New England Newspaper Association (member minority affairs committee), Trout Unlimited (board directors Thames Valley chapter 1972-1992).

Interests

• Avocations: fly fishing, fly tying.

Connections

Married Mary Elizabeth Dowd, September 11, 1971. Children: John, Carolyn, Brendan.

Father:

Morgan Senior McGinley

Mother:

Elizabeth McGinley

Spouse:

Mary Elizabeth Dowd

child:

John McGinley

child:

Brendan McGinley

child:

Carolyn McGinley