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'''Tom McDevitt''' was the president of the ''[[Washington Times]]'', a [[newspaper]] in [[Washington DC]], [[United States]],<ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/30/AR2007103001094.html The Washington Times, Hunting For a Bionic Editor in Chief]</ref> until he was relieved of his duties on 9 November 2009.<ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/09/AR2009110902529.html?wprss=rss_business/localbusiness Three top executives ousted by Washington Times], Frank Ahrens and Howard Kurtz, [[Washington Post]], November 10, 2009</ref> He is a member of the [[Unification Church]] and in the early 1980s was the pastor of the church in Washington DC.<ref>[http://www.unification.net/ucdc/ucdc19990523.html Realizing America's Responsibility]</ref><ref>[http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2001/augustweb-only/8-6-35.0.html CT Classic: The Unification Church Aims a Major Public Relations Effort at Christian Leaders]</ref> He later worked for the ''Times'', which was founded in 1982 by church founder [[Sun Myung Moon]] and owned by church members, in various positions including vice president. From 2005 to 2007 he worked for the [[Points of Light Foundation]] as senior vice president for marketing, communications and recognition. In March 2007 he went back to the ''Times'' as president.<ref>[http://www.pointsoflight.org/about/mediacenter/tothepoint/2007/02/shorttakes_TwoExecutives.cfm Points Of Light Executives to Lead Washington Times, Child Advocacy Group]</ref>{{Citation broken|date=November 2009}}
'''Tom McDevitt''' was the president of the ''[[Washington Times]]'', a [[newspaper]] in [[Washington DC]], [[United States]],<ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/30/AR2007103001094.html The Washington Times, Hunting For a Bionic Editor in Chief]</ref> until he was relieved of his duties on 9 November 2009.<ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/09/AR2009110902529.html?wprss=rss_business/localbusiness Three top executives ousted by Washington Times], Frank Ahrens and Howard Kurtz, [[Washington Post]], November 10, 2009</ref> He is a member of the [[Unification Church]] and in the early 1980s was the pastor of the church in Washington DC.<ref>[http://www.unification.net/ucdc/ucdc19990523.html Realizing America's Responsibility]</ref><ref>[http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2001/augustweb-only/8-6-35.0.html CT Classic: The Unification Church Aims a Major Public Relations Effort at Christian Leaders]</ref> He later worked for the ''Times'', which was founded in 1982 by church founder [[Sun Myung Moon]] and owned by church members, in various positions including vice president. From 2005 to 2007 he worked for the [[Points of Light Foundation]] as senior vice president for marketing, communications and recognition. In March 2007 he went back to the ''Times'' as president.<ref>[http://www.pointsoflight.org/about/mediacenter/tothepoint/2007/02/shorttakes_TwoExecutives.cfm Points Of Light Executives to Lead Washington Times, Child Advocacy Group]</ref>{{Citation broken|date=November 2009}}


Revision as of 17:43, 11 November 2009

Tom McDevitt was the president of the Washington Times, a newspaper in Washington DC, United States,[1] until he was relieved of his duties on 9 November 2009.[2] He is a member of the Unification Church and in the early 1980s was the pastor of the church in Washington DC.[3][4] He later worked for the Times, which was founded in 1982 by church founder Sun Myung Moon and owned by church members, in various positions including vice president. From 2005 to 2007 he worked for the Points of Light Foundation as senior vice president for marketing, communications and recognition. In March 2007 he went back to the Times as president.[5][full citation needed]

McDevitt's wife of 20 years, Soon Ja, died in 2002. They have five children.[6]

References

  1. ^ The Washington Times, Hunting For a Bionic Editor in Chief
  2. ^ Three top executives ousted by Washington Times, Frank Ahrens and Howard Kurtz, Washington Post, November 10, 2009
  3. ^ Realizing America's Responsibility
  4. ^ CT Classic: The Unification Church Aims a Major Public Relations Effort at Christian Leaders
  5. ^ Points Of Light Executives to Lead Washington Times, Child Advocacy Group
  6. ^ In Memoriam - Soon Ja McDevitt
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