Frederick Gilman Spencer III (December 8, 1925 – June 24, 2011) was an American newspaper editor. He was editor at ''The Trentonian'', ''Philadelphia Daily News'' from 1975 to 1984, ''New York Daily News'' from 1984 to 1989, and ''

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'', from 1989 to 1993. "As an editor, Spencer gained a reputation for pulling struggling newspapers back from the brink and inspiring respect and loyalty among his staff. He guided the Philadelphia Daily News for nine years and then in 1984 moved to the New York Daily News, where he reveled in the tabloid wars." Gil Spencer lived in Manhattan with his wife, Isabel, until his death in 2011, aged 85.

Awards

* 1974

Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing The Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing is one of the fourteen American Pulitzer Prizes that are annually awarded for Journalism. It has been awarded since 1917 for distinguished editorial writing, the test of excellence being clearness of style ...

* 2003

George Polk Award The George Polk Awards in Journalism are a series of American journalism awards presented annually by Long Island University in New York in the United States. A writer for Idea Lab, a group blog hosted on the website of PBS, described the awar ...

References

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