Joyce Purnick is an American columnist and journalist.

Biography

Purnick was born on May 17, 1946 in

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, the daughter of Charlotte Leah and Jacob "Jack" Purnick. In 1967, she graduated with a B.A. from

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. In 1970, she started her career as a news clerk with the ''

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'' eventually rising to chief political writer. In 1979, she accepted a position at ''

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'' focusing on New York state, New York City government, and the New York City school system. In 1989, she served on the paper's editorial board as the paper's urban affairs analyst. In 1994, she wrote the twice weekly ''Metro Matters'' column covering local New York topics. In 1997, she was named deputy editor of the Metro department, the paper's largest section and the first woman to do so. In 1999, she returned to writing ''Metro Matters''.

Awards

*1996-97 Mike Berger Award from

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's Graduate School of Journalism. *1996

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for metropolitan reporting for an exposé on the neglect of abused children by the city's welfare system *1987 Peter Kihss Award for reporting on city government from the

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*1979

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from the Newswomen's Club of New York for political columns in ''New York'' magazine *1975 from the

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and the Newswomen's Club of New York for feature writing at the ''New York Post''

Books

*''Mike Bloomberg: Money, Power, Politics'' (2009)

Personal life

Purnick is married to writer and former ''New York Times'' executive editor, Max Frankel. She lives in Manhattan.

References

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