Neely Tucker

Neely Tucker (born November 26, 1963 in Lexington, Mississippi) is a journalist at The Washington Post and the author of Love in the Driest Season, an autobiographical story that touches on his journey from his education at a whites-only school in Mississippi, to his marriage to a Jamaican, to his adoption of a Zimbabwean child.[1] He previously worked as a foreign correspondent in Zimbabwe, where he and his wife Vita lived, and adopted a child.[2] He currently writes for the Style section of The Washington Post.

Personal

Tucker was raised in Mississippi by his parents Elizabeth and Duane Tucker. He has a brother named Duane Jr. He now lives right outside of Washington DC. His favorite teams are Mississippi State and the New Orleans Saints.[3]

Education

Tucker attended Starkville Academy, a segregation academy[4][5] where he played football and wrote for the school's newspaper. After graduating high school, he went on to attend Mississippi State University[6] but later obtained his degree from the University of Mississippi where he was selected as the most outstanding journalism student at graduation in 1986.[7]

Career

Throughout Tucker's career, he has reported from more than 50 countries around the world.[3] While attending the University of Mississippi, he worked for the Oxford Eagle in Mississippi. Upon graduating, he went on to work for Florida Today, Gannett's national wire service, and the Miami Herald. He then served as a foreign correspondent at the Detroit Free Press.[7] Tucker was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize in 2011 for "Life After Death," a story about his wife’s seven-year odyssey to help convict her daughter’s killer.[8]

Books

  • Love in the Driest Season
  • Murder DC
  • Only the Hunted Run
  • The Ways of the Dead

References

  1. ↑ "Love in the Driest Season". Random House. Retrieved March 11, 2010.
  2. ↑ Crosslin, Julie (May 6, 2004). "Feature Interview: Neely Tucker, foreign correspondent and father". Life Matters. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved March 11, 2010.
  3. 1 2 "Neely Tucker - The Washington Post". The Washington Post. April 16, 2012. Retrieved October 10, 2013.
  4. ↑ Spencer, Mack (17 May 2004). "Public domain, private options". Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  5. ↑ Bolton, Charles C. (2005). The Hardest Deal of All. Jackson: University Press of Mississippi. ISBN 9781578067176.
  6. ↑ Steinberg, Sasha (29 August 2016). "'To the university I love most:' MSU receives Neely Tucker papers collection". Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  7. 1 2 Usher, Kelle. "Neely Tucker, Mississippi writer and journalist". Mississippi Writers and Musicians. Retrieved October 10, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Neely Tucker". Retrieved 10 November 2017.



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