Jack Tinsley
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Jack Tinsley was executive editor from 1975 to 1986 of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram
, leading the Fort Worth, Texas
newspaper to two Pulitzer Prizes.
Hailing from Huntington, Texas
, Tinsley attended Sam Houston State Teachers College
. Shortly after graduation, he appeared as an actor in the movie 4D Man
(1959), and that same year he began as a reporter at the Star-Telegram. During his first five years of his career as a reporter, he covered the Kennedy assassination in 1963 and the 1964 slayings of three Civil Rights workers in Philadelphia, Mississippi
.
He became Sunday editor in 1966, then assistant managing editor of new technology and assistant to the editor before settling in as executive editor in 1975. He spent 15 months as editor of a Southwestern Bell in-house publication but otherwise continued with the Star-Telegram until his retirement in December 2000 as vice president for community affairs.
In 2004, Tinsley died in Fort Worth of complications from heart surgery.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
The Fort Worth Star-Telegram is a major U.S. daily newspaper serving Fort Worth and the western half of the North Texas area known as the Metroplex. Its area of domination is checked by its main rival, The Dallas Morning News, which is published from the eastern half of the Metroplex. It is owned...
, leading the Fort Worth, Texas
Fort Worth, Texas
Fort Worth is the 16th-largest city in the United States of America and the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas. Located in North Central Texas, just southeast of the Texas Panhandle, the city is a cultural gateway into the American West and covers nearly in Tarrant, Parker, Denton, and...
newspaper to two Pulitzer Prizes.
Hailing from Huntington, Texas
Huntington, Texas
Huntington is a city in Angelina County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,068 at the 2000 census. The site is named for Collis Potter Huntington, the chairman of the board of the Southern Pacific Railroad when the town was formed and one of The Big Four...
, Tinsley attended Sam Houston State Teachers College
Sam Houston State University
Sam Houston State University was founded in 1879 and is the third oldest public institution of higher learning in the State of Texas. It is located in Huntsville, Texas. It is one of the oldest purpose-built institutions for the instruction of teachers west of the Mississippi River and the first...
. Shortly after graduation, he appeared as an actor in the movie 4D Man
4D Man
4D Man is a 1959 American science fiction independent film, produced by Jack H. Harris from his own original screenplay and directed by Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr.-Plot:...
(1959), and that same year he began as a reporter at the Star-Telegram. During his first five years of his career as a reporter, he covered the Kennedy assassination in 1963 and the 1964 slayings of three Civil Rights workers in Philadelphia, Mississippi
Philadelphia, Mississippi
Philadelphia is a city in and the county seat of Neshoba County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 7,303 at the 2000 census.- History :...
.
He became Sunday editor in 1966, then assistant managing editor of new technology and assistant to the editor before settling in as executive editor in 1975. He spent 15 months as editor of a Southwestern Bell in-house publication but otherwise continued with the Star-Telegram until his retirement in December 2000 as vice president for community affairs.
In 2004, Tinsley died in Fort Worth of complications from heart surgery.