Jack Keever (c. 1938 – July 18, 2004) was an American journalist and author, best known his coverage of Charles Whitman's 1966 shooting spree.

Personal

Keever collected books and memorabilia that were associated with the history of Texas. In his free time, he volunteered as a member of the author-selection committee for the Texas Book Festival.

Education

Keever graduated from the

University of Texas at Austin The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin, UT, or Texas) is a public research university in Austin, Texas. It was founded in 1883 and is the oldest institution in the University of Texas System. With 40,916 undergraduate students, 11,075 ...

in 1960. He later received his master's degree in journalism.

Career

Keever began his career as the managing editor of ''

The Daily Texan ''The Daily Texan'' is the student newspaper of University of Texas at Austin, the University of Texas at Austin. It is one of the largest college newspapers in the United States, with a daily circulation of roughly 12,000 during the fall and spri ...

'' in 1959. He joined the

Associated Press The Associated Press (AP) is an American non-profit news agency headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1846, it operates as a cooperative, unincorporated association. It produces news reports that are distributed to its members, U.S. newspa ...

in 1961, where he would remain for thirty years. In addition to his coverage of the tower shooting, he also wrote sports columns for the

University of Texas The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin, UT, or Texas) is a public research university in Austin, Texas. It was founded in 1883 and is the oldest institution in the University of Texas System. With 40,916 undergraduate students, 11,075 ...

Longhorns, as well as local legislative sessions and governor's races. After transferring to the AP's Austin bureau, he reviewed articles before they were distributed through the wire service. In 1992, he retired from The Associated Press. He then later taught courses in journalism at Austin Community College until 2000.

Books

He also wrote several books, and was co-author of a biography of John Connally, called "Portrait in Power".

Awards

Keever received a number of awards, which include: *6 Charles E. Green journalism awards *Honorable mention in the Paul Tobenkin Memorial Award for

Columbia University Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manhatt ...

*2000– Excellence in teaching from the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development

Death

Keever died from cancer at the age of 66 at his home in

Austin, Texas Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of Texas, as well as the county seat, seat and largest city of Travis County, Texas, Travis County, with portions extending into Hays County, Texas, Hays and Williamson County, Texas, Williamson co ...

Family

Keever was married to his wife Cynthia Keever and together they had a son and daughter, Erin and Graham.

References

1938 births 2004 deaths 20th-century American journalists American male journalists {{US-journalist-1930s-stub