Wayne Barrett

Wayne Barrett (July 11, 1945 – January 19, 2017) was an American journalist. He worked as an investigative reporter and senior editor for The Village Voice for 37 years, until he was laid off in 2011.[1]

For the kickboxer, see Wayne Barrett (kickboxer).
Wayne Barrett
Wayne Barrett in 2007
Born(1945-07-11)July 11, 1945
New Britain, Connecticut, U.S.
DiedJanuary 19, 2017(2017-01-19) (aged 71)
Manhattan, New York, U.S.
OccupationJournalist
LanguageEnglish
Alma materSaint Joseph's University (BA)
Columbia University (MA)
Home townLynchburg, Virginia, U.S.
Spouse
Frances Marie McGettigan
(m. 1969; his death 2017)
Children1

Early life and education

Barrett was born on July 11, 1945, in New Britain, Connecticut, and was raised in Lynchburg, Virginia. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism from Saint Joseph's University and a Master of Arts from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.[2]

Career

Barrett was a Fellow with The Nation Institute and contributor to Newsweek. He also served as an adjunct faculty member at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism for over thirty years.

Barrett authored many articles and books about politicians, including New York City figures such as Ed Koch, Donald Trump, and Rudy Giuliani. Barrett's book, Rudy!: An Investigative Biography of Rudolph Giuliani, was adapted into a 2003 television film, Rudy: The Rudy Giuliani Story.

He was interviewed for the 2006 documentary Giuliani Time and the 2017 documentary Get Me Roger Stone.

Barrett was a mentor to progressive activist and political commentator Nomiki Konst.[3][4]

After Barrett's death, his complete writings were acquired by the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History at the University of Texas at Austin.[5]

Death

Barrett died in Manhattan on January 19, 2017 from complications of interstitial lung disease and lung cancer.[6][7][8][9]

Selected bibliography
  • The Big Apple: City for Sale: Ed Koch and the Betrayal of New York (Harper and Row, 1988, ISBN 0-06-091662-1) (with Jack Newfield)
  • Trump: The Deals and the Downfall (Harper Collins, 1992, ISBN 0-06-016704-1)
  • Rudy!: An Investigative Biography of Rudolph Giuliani (Basic Books, 2001, ISBN 0-465-00524-1)
  • Grand Illusion: The Untold Story of Rudy Giuliani and 9/11 (Harper Collins, 2006, ISBN 0-06-053660-8; with Dan Collins)
  • Trump: The Greatest Show on Earth: The Deals, the Downfall, the Reinvention (Regan Arts [e-book] April 26, 2016, ASIN: B01ECUXPIM; Paperback Edition August 2016, ISBN 978-1-68245-079-6)

References
  1. Barrett, Wayne (January 8, 2011). "Bloomberg give us the cold shoulder", New York Post.
  2. Austin, Dolph Briscoe Center for the American History-UT (2018-07-25). "The Wayne Barrett Papers". www.cah.utexas.edu. Retrieved 2020-03-16.
  3. Legendary Reporter, Trump Biographer Wayne Barrett Dies, retrieved 2020-03-16
  4. Scaros, Constantinos E. (2018-10-22). "Nomiki Konst, Anti-Corruption Champion, Runs for New York City Public Advocate". The National Herald. Retrieved 2020-03-16.
  5. Barrett, Wayne. "Wayne Barrett Papers, circa 1960s-circa 2000s". legacy.lib.utexas.edu. Retrieved 2020-03-16.
  6. Roberts, Sam (January 19, 2017). "Wayne Barrett, Fierce Muckraker at The Village Voice, Dies at 71". The New York Times.
  7. Kludt, Tom (16 May 2016). "Donald Trump's first nemesis enjoys resurgence of 1991 book". CNN.
  8. Aronsen, Gavin (4 January 2011). "I Was a Wayne Barrett Intern". Mother Jones.
  9. Robbins, Tom (24 January 2017). "The old-school journalism of Wayne Barrett". CJR.


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