Brian Donovan (March 11, 1941 June 20, 2018) was an American journalist for ''

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'' who won the

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twice, in

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and in

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. He was inducted into the Press Club of Long Island's Hall of Fame.

Biography

Donovan was born on March 11, 1941, in

Syracuse, New York Syracuse ( ) is a City (New York), city in and the county seat of Onondaga County, New York, Onondaga County, New York, United States. It is the fifth-most populous city in the state of New York following New York City, Buffalo, New York, Buffa ...

, and had one sibling. His parents were William Donovan, a commercial insurance agent, and Marion Donovan. He earned his bachelor's degree in journalism from the

S. I. Newhouse School of Public Communications The S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, commonly known as Newhouse School, is the communications and journalism school of Syracuse University in Syracuse, NY. It has programs in print and broadcast journalism; music business; graphic ...

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. Donovan was married to Ellen Kanner, with whom he had two children.

Career

He first worked for three years at the

Rochester Democrat & Chronicle The ''Democrat and Chronicle'' is a daily newspaper serving the greater Rochester, New York, area. At 245 East Main Street in downtown Rochester, the ''Democrat and Chronicle'' operates under the ownership of Gannett. The paper's production fa ...

, and was then hired by

in 1967. He retired from Newsday in 2002 to focus on a book, "Hard Driving" about

Wendell Scott Wendell Oliver Scott (August 29, 1921 – December 23, 1990) was an American stock car racing driver. He was one of the first African-American drivers in NASCAR and the first African-American to win a race in the Grand National Series, NASCAR's h ...

References

1941 births 2018 deaths American male journalists People from Syracuse, New York Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting winners S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications alumni {{US-journalist-1940s-stub