Charles R. Eisendrath (born October 9, 1940, in Chicago, Illinois) is an American journalist, professor and inventor. He is most notable for being the director of the Knight-Wallace Fellowships at the

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, and credited with turning it into one of American journalism's most prestigious university programs. He is a long-time ''

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'' correspondent. He is also notable for his invention of a wood-burning grill called Grillworks. Eisendrath is also an on-air contributor to

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television. He received national attention in 1973 when he was the onsite reporter for ''Time'' in Santiago during the coup that overthrew the Marxist government of Salvador Allende, and securing the first ever post-coup interview with new dictator Augusto Pinochet.

Career

After graduating in history at

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, Eisendrath became a journalist, and reported for the ''

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'' and '' Baltimore Evening Sun''. Eisendrath then joined ''Time'' as a correspondent in Washington, London and Paris, eventually becoming

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where he was responsible for all news operations in Hispanic South America. His work has appeared on NPR and in ''

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'', ''

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'', the ''

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'' and ''

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''. He has been a guest on ABC's ''

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'' and a commentator on National Public Radio's ''

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''. From 1975 to 2016 he was a professor at the University of Michigan where he founded Wallace House, which includes the Knight-Wallace Journalism Fellowships, one of the nation's leading mid-career professional journalism programs, and The Livingston Awards, widely known as "the Pulitzer Prize for the Young", raising $60 million endowment to permanently sustain the fellowships, and was founding director of the prizes.

Personal

He and his wife, Julia, live in Ann Arbor and East Jordan, Michigan, have two sons, Benjamin Cardozo E and Mark William E, and three grandsons.

Honors

* Chairman of the Development Committee of the Center for Public Integrity * Elected to the

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International Jury * Chairman of the American Board of the International Press Institute * Michigan Journalism Hall of Fame * Selected for Who's Who in America 1996 * Richard M. Clurman Award for Distinguished Mentoring in Journalism * Tom Brokaw said "Charles Eisendrath has long been considered a reporter's reporter"

References

External links

Grillworks LLC
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