Ben Bradlee Jr.
Ben Bradlee Jr. | |
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Bradlee in 2012 | |
| Born | Benjamin Crowninshield Bradlee Jr. August 7, 1948 |
| Alma mater | Colby College |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, author |
| Spouses | Cathie Smith (m. 1970–1980)Janice Saragoni
(m. 1990; div. 2015)Cynthia Hickman (m. 2018) |
| Children | 3 |
| Parent | Ben Bradlee (father) |
| Relatives | Crowninshield family |
| Awards | Pulitzer Prize for Public Service |
Benjamin Crowninshield Bradlee Jr. (born August 7, 1948) is an American journalist and writer. He was a reporter and editor at The Boston Globe for 25 years, including a period when he supervised the Pulitzer Prize–winning investigation into sexual abuse by priests in the Boston archdiocese, and is the author of a comprehensive biography of Ted Williams. His book, The Forgotten: How the People of One Pennsylvania County Elected Donald Trump and Changed America, about Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, and the 2016 United States presidential election was released on October 2, 2018.