American journalist (1933–2011)
Oscar Griffin Jr.
Born Oscar O'Neal Griffin Jr.
(1933-04-28 ) April 28, 1933Died November 23, 2011(2011-11-23) (aged 78) Education Occupation journalist Spouse Patricia Lamb Griffin (1955-2011 his death) Children 4 Awards 1963 Pulitzer Prize Military career Allegiance United States Service U.S. Army Years of service 1953-1955 Notes
Oscar O'Neal Griffin Jr. (April 28, 1933 – November 23, 2011) was an American journalist.
Early life and education [ edit ] Griffin was born inDaisetta, Texas , and obtained his degree from theUniversity of Texas in 1958. In 1982, he completedHarvard Business School 'sexecutive education program for Owner/President Management (OPM).
Griffin was the editor of thePecos 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 theUniversity of Texas , he worked at a number of small newspapers before his stint at thePecos, Texas Independent and Enterprise . In 1962, he began working for theHouston Chronicle
Griffin was assistant director of Public Affairs for theU.S. Department of Transportation inWashington, D.C. (1969-1974.) After coming back to Texas, he founded Griffin Well Service, an oil company inEl Campo .[ 2]
Griffin won the1963 Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting (No Edition Time), as editor at theIndependent and Enterprise , for directing its investigation of the fraud scandal involvingBillie Sol Estes in 1962.[ 7] [ 8]
Griffin was married to the former Patricia Lamb for 56 years. Together they had three daughters and a son: Gwendolyn Pryor, Amanda Ward, Marguerite Horne, and Gregory Griffin. They also had seven grandchildren.
Griffin died inNew Waverly, Texas , where he lived, on November 23, 2011, at the age of 78, of cancer.[ 9]
^ Brennan, Elizabeth A.; Clarage, Elizabeth C., eds. (1999).Who's who of Pulitzer Prize Winners ISBN 1-57356-111-8 . Retrieved2014-03-12 . ^a b "Oscar Griffin Jr. – Moody College of Communication" . University of Texas at Austin. Archived fromthe original on March 12, 2014. Retrieved2014-03-12 .^ "Noted & Quoted - Alumni - Harvard Business School" . Harvard Business School. March 1, 2012. Retrieved2014-03-12 .^ "Oscar O'Neal Griffin Jr. Obituary" .The Courier of Montgomery County . Retrieved2014-03-12 .^ Martin, Douglas (December 10, 2011)."Oscar Griffin Jr., 78, Pulitzer Prize Winner Who Brought Down Scheming Texas Tycoon, Dies" .The New York Times . Retrieved2014-03-12 .^ "Of note: Don DeVito, Oscar Griffin Jr., Gary Speed" .The Washington Post . Retrieved2014-03-12 .^ "1963 Winners" . The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved October 26, 2013.^ Griffin Jr., Oscar (March 1, 1962)."Tank transactions soar to $34 million" .The Pecos Independent and Enterprise . Retrieved2014-03-07 .^ Martin, Douglas."Oscar Griffin Jr., 78, Pulitzer Prize Winner Winner Who Brought Down Scheming Texas Tycoon, Dies" .The New York Times . Retrieved16 July 2013 .
Previously the Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting, No Edition Time from 1953–1963 and the Pulitzer Prize for Local Investigative Specialized Reporting from 1964–1984
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