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Oscar O'Neal Griffin Jr. (April 28, 1933 – November 23, 2011) was an American journalist.
Early life and education
Griffin was born in Daisetta, Texas. He obtained his degree from the University of Texas in 1958 and in 1962, earned an M.B.A from Harvard Business School.
Career
Griffin was the editor of the Pecos Independent and Enterprise. During his time here, he was a reporter and editor. Prior to that time, he served in the Army in the 1950s. After graduating from the University of Texas, he worked at a number of small newspapers before his stint at the Pecos, Texas Independent and Enterprise. In 1962, he began working for the Houston Chronicle, where he was responsible for covering the Kennedy and Johnson administrations. After his time here, he became the spokesman for the federal Department of Transportation.
Awards and honors
Griffin won the 1963 Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting (No Edition Time), as editor at the Independent and Enterprise, for directing its investigation of the fraud scandal involving Billie Sol Estes in 1962.[1]
Family
Griffin was married to his wife, the former Patricia Lamb, for 56 years. Together they had three daughters and a son: Gwendolyn Pryor, Amanda Ward, Marguerite Griffin, and Gregory Griffin. They also had seven grandchildren.
Death
Griffin died in New Waverly, Texas on November 23, 2011 at the age of 78. The cause of his death was from cancer.[2]
References
- ^ "1963 Winners". The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
- ^ Martin, Douglas. "Oscar Griffin Jr., 78, Pulitzer Prize Winner Winner Who Brought Down Scheming Texas Tycoon, Dies". New York Times. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
External links
- Oscar Griffin at Library of Congress, with 1 library catalog records