Years active 2009 – present Name Bill McMorris | Education Cornell University | |
Born 1986 (age 28–29) Brooklyn, New York, U.S. Occupation Investigative reporter, Researcher | ||
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Bill McMorris (born March 10, 1986) is an American journalist who serves as a staff writer for the conservative website The Washington Free Beacon and has contributed to Watchdog.org. He served as managing editor of Old Dominion Watchdog, a part of the conservative Franklin Center for Government and Public Integrity. He is a former contributor to Illinois Statehouse News.
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Biography
McMorris joined the staff of the Franklin Center for Government and Public Integrity in June 2009 as a researcher and investigative reporter. He became an investigative reporter for Watchdog.org in September 2009 when the website was launched.
Before working for the Franklin Center he served as a staff writer for the Santa Barbara News-Press and as an editorial intern for the National Journalism Center.
McMorris was born in Brooklyn, New York, and raised in Wilton, Connecticut. He attended Cornell University where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in government and history.
McMorris reported on phantom congressional districts in 2009. He also covered the corruption trial of former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich.
He was a 2010 recipient of the Robert Novak Fellowship, sponsored by the Phillips Foundation.