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Full Name Robert William Greene, Sr. Born July 12, 1929 ( 1929-07-12 ) Died April 10, 2008, Smithtown, New York, United States Awards Edgar Award for Best Fact Crime | ||
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Robert William Greene, Sr. (July 12, 1929 – April 10, 2008) was a pioneering investigative journalist, who uncovered corruption in Arizona after a journalist was murdered there and twice helped Newsday win the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service. He spent 37 years as a reporter and editor at Newsday.
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- Carson olivares 13 ba journalism 2013 robert w greene annual scholarship recipient
- Early life
- Education
- Career
- Awards and honors
- Family
- Death
- References
Early life
He was born on July 12, 1929, in Jamaica, Queens. He won his first Pulitzer Prize in 1970, for exposing land scandals on Long Island. Greene's daughter, Lea Greene, was murdered in 1989 during a break-in at her home.
Education
Greene attended Fordham University for two years.
Career
Greene worked for The Jersey Journal for many years as a reporter. Prior to working for Newsday, he worked as an investigator for the New York City Anti-Crime Committee. He joined Newsday in 1955. While working here, he worked various editing positions. Greene was most famous for his investigative work in what became known as the Arizona Project. The Arizona Project revealed how The Arizona Republic reporter, Don Bolles, was killed in a car bombing. Greene was a member of the Investigative Reporters and Editors, a national organization he helped start. He retired from Newsday in 1992. Upon retiring, he then began teaching courses in journalism at Hofstra University and State University of New York at Stony Brook.
Awards and honors
Family
Greene was the son of Francis, a lawyer, and Mary Clancy Greene. He was married to his wife Kathleen and together they had a son and four grandchildren. Their son's name is Robert Jr. The family lived in Kings Park, New York.
Death
Greene died on April 10, 2008, aged 78 in Smithtown, New York. The cause of his death was from heart failure. Survivors include Greene's wife, Kathleen Greene, son, Robert Greene Jr., and great nephew, Caleb Greene.