Brian McGrory (born November 30, 1961) is an American

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, author and publishing executive. He has been editor of ''

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'' since December 2012. He will step down as editor at the end of 2022 to become the chairperson of the Journalism Department at

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Biography

McGrory was born in

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, and grew up in Roslindale and

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. He graduated from

Bates College Bates College () is a private liberal arts college in Lewiston, Maine. Anchored by the Historic Quad, the campus of Bates totals with a small urban campus which includes 33 Victorian Houses as some of the dormitories. It maintains of nature p ...

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, with a

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in 1984. His began his journalism career with the ''

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'' and ''

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''. McGrory joined ''

'' in 1989 as a Metro columnist, and quickly moved up the ranks to associate editor. He has served as a White House reporter, and has written four novels plus a memoir. In 2011, he received a Scripps-Howard award for commentary and a

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for column writing. McGrory was named editor of the ''Globe'' in December 2012, succeeding Martin Baron. His staff won a Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting in 2014 for coverage of the

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in 2013. In 2018, former Globe editor Hilary Sargent accused McGrory of sexual harassment by sending her an inappropriate text while McGrory was overseeing her work. McGrory denied the allegation, and an internal investigation cleared him of wrongdoing. On September 7, 2022, McGrory announced he is stepping down as editor of the Globe at the end of 2022 and will become the Chair of Journalism at

Bibliography

Jack Flynn Series

# ''The Incumbent'' (2000, ) # ''The Nominee'' (2002, ) # ''Dead Line'' (2004, )''Dead Line,'' Brian McGrory, Author, ''Publishers Weekly,'' https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-7434-6366-9 # ''Strangled'' (2007, )

Other

# ''Buddy: How a Rooster Made Me a Family Man'' (2013, )

References

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