Gilbert M. Gaul
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Gilbert M. Gaul is an American journalist
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He won the 1979 Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting
, and 1990 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service
. He won the 1994 Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting
, with Neill Borowski
.
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He graduated from Farleigh Dickenson University.
He was a 1983 Nieman fellow
at Harvard University
. He was a reporter for the Philadelphia Inquirer and Washington Post.
He married Cathryn Candy; they have a son, Cary, who has spina bifida
.
On college sports:
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
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He won the 1979 Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting
Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting
The Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting has been awarded since 1953, under one name or another, for a distinguished example of investigative reporting by an individual or team, presented as a single article or series in print journalism...
, and 1990 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service
Pulitzer Prize for Public Service
The Pulitzer Prize for Public Service has been awarded since 1918 for a distinguished example of meritorious public service by a newspaper or news site through the use of its journalistic resources. Those resources, as well as reporting, may include editorials, cartoons, photographs, graphics,...
. He won the 1994 Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting
Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting
The Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting is an award for journalists administered by the Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard University. The program was launched in 1991, with the goal of exposing examples of poor government, and encouraging good...
, with Neill Borowski
Neill Borowski
Neill A. Borowski is an American journalist, and executive editor of the The Press of Atlantic City. He won the 1994 Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting, with Gilbert M. Gaul. He was a Pulitzer finalist.-Life:...
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Life
He grew up in New JerseyNew Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
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He graduated from Farleigh Dickenson University.
He was a 1983 Nieman fellow
Nieman Fellowship
The Nieman Fellowship is an award given to mid-career journalists by The Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University. This award allows winners time to reflect on their careers and focus on honing their skills....
at Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
. He was a reporter for the Philadelphia Inquirer and Washington Post.
He married Cathryn Candy; they have a son, Cary, who has spina bifida
Spina bifida
Spina bifida is a developmental congenital disorder caused by the incomplete closing of the embryonic neural tube. Some vertebrae overlying the spinal cord are not fully formed and remain unfused and open. If the opening is large enough, this allows a portion of the spinal cord to protrude through...
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Quotes
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Works
- Giant steps: a story of one boy's struggle to walk, St. Martin's Press, 1993, ISBN 9780312087296
- Gilbert M. Gaul, Neill A. Borowski, Free ride: the tax-exempt economy, Andrews and McMeel, 1993, ISBN 9780836280296