Bob Kerr
| Bob Kerr | |
|---|---|
| Born | Robert Kerr July 14, 1945 Cortland, New York |
| 🏫 Education | Hamilton College |
| 💼 Occupation | Journalist |
| Known for | Longtime columnist at The Providence Journal |
| Notable credit(s) | The Providence Journal The Charlotte Observer The Detroit Free Press |
Bob Kerr (born July 14, 1945) is an American journalist. For more than forty years, he was a reporter and columnist for The Providence Journal.[1]
Early life[edit]
Robert Kerr was born in Cortland, New York to his parents, who were both teachers.[2] He lived in New York until his late teens when his family moved to Grosse Pointe, Michigan. Kerr graduated from Grosse Pointe University School. He served for two years[2] in the United States Marine Corps during the Vietnam War as a war correspondent.[3][4] He later worked for The Detroit Free Press and The Charlotte Observer.[3] Kerr graduated from Hamilton College as an English major.[3][2]
Career at The Providence Journal[edit]
In the latter half of his 43-year career at the Providence Journal, Kerr was its metro columnist.[4]
Kerr was fired in 2014 after the New Media Investment Group bought the Providence Journal.[4]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Bob Kerr: We Have Seen The Best And The Worst". The Public's Radio. April 23, 2015. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Savastano, Danielle (March 12, 1998). "The Whole World Was Watching". Center for Digital Scholarship. Archived from the original on December 2, 2019. Retrieved December 2, 2019. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Story Board". Pell Center for International Relations and Public Policy. Salve Regina University. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Starkman, Dean (September 5, 2014). "Goodbye and good luck to all of us". Columbia Journalism Review. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
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- Hamilton College (New York) alumni
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