Background
McCord, Richard Colson was born on April 15, 1941 in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. Son of James Richard and Paula (Colson) McCord.
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The Chain Gang: One Newspaper versus the Gannett Empire
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Richard Colson McCord
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Richard Colson McCord, American writer, journalist. Recipient 2d place editorial writing Pulitzer Prize Committee, New York City, 1982, Eugene Cervi award International Society Weekly Newspaper Editors, 1984, 1st place editorial writing National Newspaper Association, Washington, 1987, Gerald Loeb award Loeb Foundation, Los Angeles, 1990.
Education
Bachelor, Vanderbilt University, 1964.
Career
Reporter, editor Newsday, Long Island, New York, 1967-1971, The New Mexican, Santa Fe, 1972-1973. Editor, publisher The Santa Fe Reporter, 1974-1988. Free lance writer Santa Fe, since 1988.
Newspaper consultant, Santa Fe, New Mexico, since 1988. Acting editor Door County Advocate, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, 1995-1996. Writing instructor University New Mexico, 1998.
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Member Poets, Playwrights, Editors, Essayists and Novelists association, New Mexico, Phi Beta Kappa, Omicron Delta Kappa.
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Married Laurel Ann Knowles, January 1, 1970. (divorced December 4, 1981).
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Recipient 2d place editorial writing Pulitzer Prize Committee, New York City, 1982, Eugene Cervi award International Society Weekly Newspaper Editors, 1984, 1st place editorial writing National Newspaper Association, Washington, 1987, Gerald Loeb award Loeb Foundation, Los Angeles, 1990.Recipient 2d place editorial writing Pulitzer Prize Committee, New York City, 1982, Eugene Cervi award International Society Weekly Newspaper Editors, 1984, 1st place editorial writing National Newspaper Association, Washington, 1987, Gerald Loeb award Loeb Foundation, Los Angeles, 1990.