Hank Klibanoff
Hank Klibanoff (born March 26, 1949 in Florence, Alabama[1]) is an American journalist, now a professor at Emory University. He and Gene Roberts won the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for History for the book The Race Beat: The Press, the Civil Rights Struggle, and the Awakening of a Nation.[2]
Early life and education
Hank Klibanoff was born and raised in Florence, Alabama. He got an early start in journalism delivering newspapers by bicycle. He graduated from Coffee High School in Florence and attended Washington University in St. Louis, where he studied under Howard Nemerov and received his B.A. in English. He studied journalism at the Medill School of Northwestern University.
Career
He was managing editor of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution until June 24, 2008, when he stepped down.[3] He had been deputy managing editor for The Philadelphia Inquirer, where he worked for 20 years.[3] He had also been a reporter for six years in Mississippi and three years at The Boston Globe.[2]
Klibanoff is currently the director of the journalism program at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, as well as the project managing editor of the Civil Rights Cold Case Project.[4][5]
Family
Klibanoff is father to three girls, Caroline, Eleanor and Corinne; he is married to Laurie Leonard.
References
- ↑ http://www.georgiacenterforthebook.org/Georgia-Literary-Map/Georgia-Author-Detail.php?record_id=127
- 1 2 "The 2007 Pulitzer Prize Winners: History". The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved 2013-11-25. With short biographies and dustjacket description.
- 1 2 "AJC Managing Editor Hank Klibanoff steps down". Atlanta Business Chronicle. June 24, 2008. Retrieved 2013-11-25. With transcript of Klibanoff memo to "The AJC staff".
- ↑ "Journalism Program Faculty". Emory University. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
- ↑ "The Team". The Civil Rights Cold Case Project. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
External links
- Hank Klibanoff at Library of Congress Authorities, with 1 catalog records