Background
Samsot, Robert Louis was born on July 20, 1943 in New Orleans. Son of Robert Desposito and Mary Helen (Dohan) Samsot.
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Robert Louis Samsot
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Bachelor in Journalism, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1965; certified in Business Administration, Rockhurst College, 1982.
Career
Reporter, Rocky Mountain News, Denver, 1965-1967; reporter, The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, 1967-1972; reporter, editor, Newsday, Long Island, New York, 1972-1980; Gannett professional-in-residence, U. Kansas, Lawrence, 1980-1981; metropolitan editor, The Kansas Missouri Times, 1981-1984; city editor, The Plain Dealer, Cleveland, 1984-1987; lifestyle editor, deputy editor New Jersey, deputy editor national, The Philadelphia Inquirer, 1987-1997; regional editor, Baltimore Sun, 1997-1998; senior national editor, United States of America Today, since 1998. Consultant Will Keith Kellogg National Fellowship, Battle Creek, Michigan, 1984-1993. Freelance writer, since 1965.
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Membership
Youth soccer coach Northport, New York, 1976-1980, director, 1979-1980, Shaker Heights, Ohio, 1984-1987, Swarthmore (Pennsylvania) Recreation Association, 1987-1988. Coach Johnson County (Kansas) Soccer League, 1983-1984, U. Kansas Women's Soccer Club, 1980-1981. Board directors Suffolk County Heart Association, Long Island, 1974-1975.
Member National Association Hispanic Journalists, Investigative Reporters and Editors.
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Connections
Married A. Michael Newton, June 9, 1965. Children: Kathleen Anderson Samsot English, Robert Dohan Samsot.
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Nationality
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Religion
Roman Catholic -
Political Party
Democrat