Background
Casey was born in Midfield, Alabama, United States of America in 1951.
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Ron Casey
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He graduated from Jones Valley High School and from the University of Alabama before joining the reporting staff at the Birmingham News in 1973.
Career
Ten years later, he became the editorial page editors
Achievements
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In 1991, Casey, along with Harold Jackson and Joey Kennedy won the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing for their series, "What They Won"t Tell You About Your Taxes", analyzing inequities in Alabama"s tax system and proposing needed reforms. He was a finalist for the National Headliners Award in 1992. In 1994 he was nominated for a second Pulitzer as well as for the National Education Writers Award.
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2000 (aged 49)
Education
Awards
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the National Education Writers Award; National Headliners Award; Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing
The Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing is one of the fourteen American Pulitzer Prizes that are annually awarded for Journalism.The Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing is one of the fourteen American Pulitzer Prizes that are annually awarded for Journalism.