Gordon Joseloff

Gordon F. Joseloff (May 13, 1945 – November 9, 2020)[3] was an American Emmy Award-winning journalist and First Selectman of Westport, Connecticut. A former foreign correspondent for CBS News and United Press International, he was also the founding editor and publisher of WestportNow, a local news and information website he established in 2003.[4]

Gordon F. Joseloff
First Selectman of Westport, Connecticut
In office
2005–2013
Preceded byDiane G. Farrell
Succeeded byJim Marpe
Personal details
Born(1945-05-13)May 13, 1945
New York, New York, U.S.
DiedNovember 9, 2020(2020-11-09) (aged 75)
Westport, Connecticut, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic Party of Connecticut[1]
EducationMcBurney School[2]
Syracuse University
AwardsEmmy Award

Joseloff was elected as First Selectman of Westport in 2005 with almost 60 percent of the vote[5] and re-elected in 2009 with almost 52 percent.[6] He earlier served 14 years on the Westport Representative Town Meeting (RTM), the town's legislative body, including 10 as its moderator, or president.[7]

References
  1. "Westport Democratic Town Committee Working to Make Our CommunityBetter". Westportdemocrats.org. Retrieved 2013-09-28.
  2. "Bruce Wasserstein’s Westport Connection", Westport Now, Thursday, October 15, 2009
  3. "Gordon Joseloff, longtime CBS News journalist, dies at 75". www.msn.com. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
  4. Jones, Zoe Christen (November 9, 2020). "Gordon Joseloff, longtime CBS News journalist, dies at 75". CBS News.
  5. "Archived copy" (PDF). www.westportct.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 November 2009. Retrieved 17 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. "Town of Westport, Connecticut - November 3 Election Results". www.westportct.gov. Archived from the original on 7 November 2009. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  7. 11/15 at 11:16 PM (2005-11-15). "Goodbye to the RTM - WestportNow.com - Westport, Connecticut". WestportNow.com. Retrieved 2013-09-28.


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