Chuck Neubauer

Chuck Neubauer (born 13 February 1950)[1] is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist.

Chuck Neubauer
Neubauer at the Sun-Times in 1998
Born (1950-02-15) February 15, 1950
OccupationJournalist

Education

He received his M.S. degree from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University in 1973.[1]

Career

He worked as an investigator for the non-profit Better Government Association. He then worked as a reporter at Chicago Today (1973–1974), the Chicago Tribune (1976–1983), the Chicago Sun-Times (1983–2001),[1] the Los Angeles Times (2001–2008), and The Washington Times (from April 2009).[2]

While at the Chicago Tribune, Neubauer shared the 1976 Pulitzer Prize for Local Investigative Specialized Reporting for a series about abuses in Federal Housing Administration programs.[1][3] He also investigated the political dealings of Chicago's Dan Rostenkowski in the 1990s.[1][4] His stories have been used as evidence in Senate and House investigations.[5][6]

Awards
  • 1976 Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting (shared with staff of Chicago Tribune)
  • 2001 Kogan Media Award for Print Journalism from the Chicago Bar Association[7]

References
  1. "Chuck Neubauer: Reporter, Washington D.C. Bureau". Chicago, Illinois: Tribune Company. Retrieved 2011-12-06.
  2. Dornic, Matt (April 8, 2009). "Wash Times Lands Chuck Neubauer". Mediabistro.com. WebMediaBrands. Retrieved 2011-12-06.
  3. "1976 Winners". New York City: Columbia University. Retrieved 2011-12-06.
  4. "Chuck Neubauer". Democracy on Deadline (web content). San Francisco, California: Independent Television Service. Retrieved 2011-12-06.
  5. U.S. Government Printing Office (1977). Severance Pay-life Insurance Plans Adopted by Union Locals: Hearing Before the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, Ninety-fifth Congress, First Session, March 21, 1977. United States Senate. p. 36.
  6. U.S. Government Printing Office (1982). Fraud and Abuse in Pensions and Related Employee Benefit Plans: Hearing Before the Select Committee on Aging, House of Representatives, Ninety-seventh Congress, First Session. United States House of Representatives. p. 166.
  7. "Kogan Media Awards". CBA Record. Chicago Bar Association: 90. 2001.


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