Biographical Dictionary of American Newspaper Columnists

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Newspaper columnists entertain and inform millions of readers each day, yet their lives and careers have received relatively little attention. This reference offers concise career profiles of some 600 columnists who write or have written for U.S. newspapers. It contains entries for all the giants in the field, plus other syndicated, self-syndicated, and local columnists. Included are columnists who have written on politics, humour, and topics of general interest.

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An excellent index provides access to columnists treated, individuals mentioned within entries, and other proper names.-Communications and Mass Media
Just as these writers enliven daily newspapers, Riley's dictionary enriches journalism reference.-Rettig on Reference
The present dictionary sets itself apart by profiling an elite group of journalists: 600 American newspaper columnists, some local, others self-syndicated, from the Civil War to the present. Riley's well-crafted...sketches are arranged alphabetically and contain as applicable birth and death dates. accomplishments, education, career summary, column information, publications, and references.-Choice
This new work contains useful information on many journalists who are not included in the standard biographical dictionaries and so will be useful to students and scholars interested in the history of mass communications. Recommended for academic and research libraries.-Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin
"An excellent index provides access to columnists treated, individuals mentioned within entries, and other proper names."-Communications and Mass Media
"Just as these writers enliven daily newspapers, Riley's dictionary enriches journalism reference."-Rettig on Reference
"This new work contains useful information on many journalists who are not included in the standard biographical dictionaries and so will be useful to students and scholars interested in the history of mass communications. Recommended for academic and research libraries."-Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin
"The present dictionary sets itself apart by profiling an elite group of journalists: 600 American newspaper columnists, some local, others self-syndicated, from the Civil War to the present. Riley's well-crafted...sketches are arranged alphabetically and contain as applicable birth and death dates. accomplishments, education, career summary, column information, publications, and references."-Choice

Author Bio

SAM G. RILEY is Professor of Communication Studies at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. His previous books include The Best of the Rest: Non-Syndicated Newspaper Columnists Select Their Best Work (1993), Consumer Magazines of the British Isles (1993), Corporate Magazines of the United States (1992), (1990), Index to City and Regional Magazines (1989), Magazines of the American South (1986), and Index to Southern Periodicals (1986), all published by Greenwood Press.