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Gene Roberts (mayor)
Gene Roberts may refer to: * Gene Roberts (journalist) (born 1932), American editor and professor of journalism * Gene Roberts (American football) (1923–2009), American football running back * Meg Randall (1926–2018), American actress, credited as Gene Roberts before 1949 * Gene Roberts, former List of mayors of Chattanooga, Tennessee, mayor of Chattanooga, Tennessee * Gene Roberts, NASCAR NASCAR Cup Series, Winston Cup Series crew chief for Melling Racing during the 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 1992 season See also *Eugene Roberts (other) * Jean Roberts (born 1943), Australian athlete in the shot put and discus {{hndis, Roberts, Gene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gene Roberts (journalist)
Eugene Leslie Roberts Jr. (born June 15, 1932) is an American journalist and professor of journalism. He has been a national editor of ''The New York Times'', executive editor of ''The Philadelphia Inquirer'' from 1972 to 1990, and managing editor of ''The New York Times'' from 1994 to 1997. Roberts is most known for presiding over ''The Inquirer'' "Golden Age", a time in which the newspaper was given increased freedom and resources, won 17 Pulitzer Prizes in 18 years, displaced ''The Philadelphia Bulletin'' as the city's "paper of record", and was considered to be Knight Ridder Knight Ridder was an American media company, specializing in newspaper and Internet publishing. Until it was bought by McClatchy on June 27, 2006, it was the second largest newspaper publisher in the United States, with 32 daily newspaper brand ...'s crown jewel as a profitable enterprise and an influential regional paper. Career Roberts was born in Pikeville in the Goldsboro, North Carolina Metropoli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gene Roberts (American Football)
Eugene O. "Choo-Choo" Roberts (January 20, 1923 – July 6, 2009) was an American football halfback for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL) from 1947 to 1950. Roberts played college football at Chattanooga, leading the NCAA in scoring in 1946 with 117 points. He set the NFL and the New York Giants single game rushing record with 218 yards on November 12, 1950 against the Chicago Cardinals. The NFL record was broken by Thomas Wilson of the Los Angeles Rams on December 16, 1956. The Giants single game rushing record stood for over 55 years, until it was broken by Tiki Barber on December 17, 2005. Roberts left the Giants in 1950 and played in the Canadian Football League for the Montreal Alouettes in 1951 and the Ottawa Rough Riders from 1952 to 1954. Roberts is the only person to lead the NCAA, the NFL (102 points in 1949) and the CFL (88 points in 1953) in scoring. See also * List of NCAA major college football yearly scoring leaders References Ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meg Randall
Meg Randall (born Genevieve Roberts;''The Milwaukee Journal'', September 18, 1949, Jesse Daniels, Hollywood, "It Paid Her to Do Nothing", Milwaukee, WI, p. 5. August 1, 1926 – July 20, 2018) was an American film actress. She was active in motion pictures A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere ..., radio, and television between 1946 and 1961, changing her name from Gene Roberts to Meg Randall in mid-1948.''The Modesto Bee'', August 7, 1948, Dorothy Manners, "Starlet Stirs Up Furor Over Name; Becomes Meg Randall", Modesto, CA, p. 32. Randall was known for her portrayal of Babs Riley in the 1949 film version of the popular radio comedy ''The Life of Riley'', as well as her recurring role as Kim Parker Kettle in the ''Ma & Pa Kettle'' comedy series from 1949 to 1951. Randal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |