Gregory Kane (journalist)
Gregory Phillip Kane (c. 1951 – February 18, 2014) was an American journalist and political and social commentator.
Gregory Kane | |
|---|---|
| Born | Gregory Phillip Kane c. 1951 |
| Died | (aged 62) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Education | Baltimore City College Franklin & Marshall College University of Maryland Towson University American University |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, commentator |
| Notable credit(s) | The Baltimore Sun The Baltimore Examiner The Washington Examiner |
| Spouse |
Veronica White Kane (m. 1984) |
| Children | 3 |
Background
Kane was born in Baltimore and grew up in West Baltimore. He attended Baltimore City Public Schools and graduated from the Baltimore City College high school in 1969.[1]
Career
Kane began his journalism career in 1984 as a freelance writer for The Baltimore Sun, and became a staff writer for the newspaper from 1993 to 2008. In 2008, The Baltimore Examiner hired him as a columnist.[2] After The Baltimore Examiner closed in 2009,[3] he began writing for its sister newspaper, The Washington Examiner, where he wrote until his death.[4] Kane was also a visiting professor at the Writing Seminars at Johns Hopkins University.[2] Kane died on February 18, 2014, after a battle with cancer.[1]
Awards
In 1997, Kane was nominated along with Baltimore Sun reporter Gilbert Lewthwaite for the Pulitzer Prize in Explanatory Journalism for a three-part series about slavery in Sudan.[2] Both men won the Overseas Press Club award for best reporting on human rights and an award from the National Association of Black Journalists for the series.[2]
Kane has also won several awards from Baltimore magazine, the Press Club of Atlantic City, and the Maryland chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists.[2]
A moving letter-tribute to Kane appeared in the February 22, 2014, Baltimore Sun.
References
- "Gregory Kane, former Sun columnist, dies at 62". Archived from the original on February 21, 2014. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
- Sun Columnist Gregory Kane to Write for Examiner Archived January 27, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- Baltimore Examiner Folding
- Gregory Kane – The Washington Examiner Archived August 16, 2011, at the Wayback Machine