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Greene, Robert William was born on July 12, 1929 in Jamaica, New York, United States. Son of Francis McLaughlin and Mary Virginia (Clancy) Greene.
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Greene, Robert William was born on July 12, 1929 in Jamaica, New York, United States. Son of Francis McLaughlin and Mary Virginia (Clancy) Greene.
Greene attended Fordham University for two years.
He spent 37 years as a reporter and editor at Newsday. Greene's daughter, Lea Greene, was murdered in 1989 during a break-in at her home. Education Greene worked for The Jersey Journal for many years as a reporter.
Prior to working for Newsday, he worked as an investigator for the New York City Anti-Crime Committee. He joined Newsday in 1955. While working here, he worked various editing positions.
Greene was most famous for his investigative work in what became known as the Arizona Project. The Arizona Project revealed how The Arizona Republic reporter, Don Bolles, was killed in a car bombing. He retired from Newsday in 1992.
Upon retiring, he then began teaching courses in journalism at Hofstra University and State University of New York at Stony Brook. Awards and honors Greene was the son of Francis, a lawyer, and Mary Clancy Greene. Their son's name is Robert Jr.
The family lived in Kings Park, New York. Death Greene died on April 10, 2008, aged 78 in Smithtown, New York. The cause of his death was from heart failure.
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Chairman publicity Smithtown Tercentenary, 1967. Founding member, board directors Suffolk County Happy Landings Fund. Board visitors Institute on Political Journalism Georgetown University.
Board directors Smithtown History Society, Museum at Stony Brook, Cleary School for Deaf. Founder, former president Long Island Press Club. Founder St. Anthony's Gridiron Club.
Member President' Council Xavier High School. Chairman Mollenhoff Journalism Award Comn. Fellow Society Professional Journalists.
Member Investigative Reporters and Editors Group (president 1976-1977, chairman executive board), Association Education Journalism & Mass Communications, Radio & television News Dirs.'s Association Clubs: Hofstra University Club, Long Island Press (president 1976).
Married Kathleen A. Greene, January 28, 1951. Children: Robert William, Lea Marie (deceased 1989).
