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from 1969 to 1973.

Career

Before joining Jack Anderson in 1979, Van Atta was an investigative reporter for ''

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''. He is also a contributor to many international and national magazines and newspapers. Van Atta worked with Jack Anderson for seven years writing a column in more than 800 newspapers.

Honors and awards

Van Atta has been nominated five times for the Pulitzer Prize. Three of the nominations came from his work at ''Deseret News'' from 1973 to 1979.

Works

* Van Atta, Dale (2019). Bill Marriott: Success Is Never Final—his Life and the Decisions That Built a Hotel Empire . Shadow Mountain Publishing. ISBN 978-1629726007 * * * *

References

External links

Q and A with Dale Van Atta, an LDS Expert on Terrorism
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