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Brian McGrory

Brian McGrory (born November 30, 1961) is an American journalist, author and publishing executive. He is currently the chair of the department of journalism at Boston University.[1][2] He was the editor of The Boston Globe from December 2012 through December 2022.[3]

Brian McGrory
Born (1961-11-30) November 30, 1961 (age 62)
Boston, Massachusetts
Alma materBates College
Occupation(s)Journalist, author, editor
Employer(s)Boston University (2023–Present), The Boston Globe (1989–2022)

Biography

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McGrory was born in Boston,[4] and grew up in Roslindale and Weymouth, Massachusetts.[5] He graduated from Bates College in Lewiston, Maine, with a Bachelor of Arts in 1984.[6][7] His began his journalism career with the New Haven Register and The Patriot Ledger.[5]

McGrory joined The Boston Globe in 1989 as a Metro columnist,[8][5] and quickly moved up the ranks to associate editor.[9][6] He has served as a White House reporter, and has written four novels plus a memoir.[4] In 2011, he received a Scripps-Howard award for commentary and a Sigma Delta Chi Award for column writing.[4]

McGrory was named editor of the Globe in December 2012, succeeding Martin Baron.[8][5] His staff won a Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting in 2014 for coverage of the Boston Marathon bombing in 2013.[10]

In 2018, former Globe editor Hilary Sargent accused McGrory of sexual harassment by sending her an inappropriate text while McGrory was overseeing her work.[11] McGrory denied the allegation, and an internal investigation cleared him of wrongdoing.[12]

On September 7, 2022, McGrory announced he is stepping down as editor of the Globe at the end of 2022 and will become the Chair of Journalism at Boston University.[8][13]

Bibliography

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Jack Flynn Series

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  1. The Incumbent (2000, ISBN 0-7434-0350-9)
  2. The Nominee (2002, ISBN 0-7434-0353-3)
  3. Dead Line (2004, ISBN 0-7434-6366-8)[14]
  4. Strangled (2007, ISBN 0-7434-6368-4)

Other

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  1. Buddy: How a Rooster Made Me a Family Man (2013, ISBN 0-3079-5307-6)

References

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  1. ^ "Boston Globe Editor Brian McGrory to Lead BU Department of Journalism". Boston University. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
  2. ^ "Brian McGrory". www.bu.edu. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
  3. ^ "Brian McGrory is Boston Globe's new editor". Poynter. 2012-12-20. Retrieved 2016-06-04.
  4. ^ a b c "Brian McGrory - Editor". The Boston Globe. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d Ross, Casey (December 20, 2012). "Brian McGrory named Globe's new editor". The Boston Globe. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  6. ^ a b Haughney, Christine. "Brian McGrory Rises From Boston Globe Paperboy to Become the Paper's Next Editor". Media Decoder Blog. Retrieved 2016-06-04.
  7. ^ "Media describe arc of newspaperman Brian McGrory '84, new Boston Globe editor". www.bates.edu. Retrieved 2016-06-04.
  8. ^ a b c Blake, Mary; Kennedy, Dan (2022-09-08). "Outgoing Globe editor McGrory leaves legacy of paper's attitude and profitability, media analyst says". GBH News. Archived from the original on 2022-09-09.
  9. ^ "Globe editor McGrory: It's time to rethink everything we do". Media Nation. 2016-04-07. Retrieved 2016-06-04.
  10. ^ "The Pulitzer Prizes | Citation". Pulitzer.org. April 2014. Retrieved April 15, 2014.
  11. ^ "Globe Editor Brian McGrory Accused Of Sexual Harassment". WGBH.com. Retrieved 2022-09-07.
  12. ^ "'You Know Better': Ex-Employee Criticizes Boston Globe's Handling of Investigation Into Top Editor". Local10 Boston. Retrieved 2022-09-07.
  13. ^ "Brian McGrory to step down as Globe editor". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 2022-09-07.
  14. ^ Dead Line, Brian McGrory, Author, Publishers Weekly, https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-7434-6366-9
Preceded by Editor of The Boston Globe
2012–2022 		Succeeded by
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