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David Moats

David Moats is an American editorialist, known for winning a Pulitzer Prize in 2001 for his series of 10 editorials on issues revolving around civil unions for same-sex couples.

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David Moats is an American editorialist, known for winning a Pulitzer Prize in 2001 for his series of 10 editorials on issues revolving around civil unions for same-sex couples.1

Early life and education

Moats was born in Salt Lake City, Utah in 1947.1 He graduated from the University of California, Santa Barbara with a Bachelor's degree in English in 1969.1 He was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Afghanistan from 1969-1972.1

Career

Moats began working for the Rutland Herald in 1982.23 He was an editorial page editor for the Rutland Herald and the Barre Montpelier Times Argus from 1992-2018.4256 Before becoming an editorial page editor, he was a wire editor, state editor, assisting managing editor and city editor.16 The newspapers eliminated Moats' position and let him go in February 2018.436

He has written eleven plays, four of which have been produced by theater companies in Vermont.1 His play, “Hard News” won the Vermont Playwright's Award7 from The Valley Players in Waitsfield, Vermont in 1987.18

Moats was also a Pulitzer Prize juror in 2002 judging commentary and in 2003 judging editorial cartooning.1910

Personal life

He lives in Middlebury, Vermont, and has three children.1 He occasionally appears on Vermont Public Radio as a commentator.11

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References

  1. "The 2001 Pulitzer Prize Winner in Editorial Writing". www.pulitzer.org. 2001. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  2. Epp, Henry; Bodette, Melody (2018-02-28). "Rutland Herald, Times Argus Lay Off Pulitzer Prize-Winning Editor". Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  3. Walters, John (2018-02-27). "Media Note: David Moats Out at Herald, Times Argus". Seven Days. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  4. "David Moats". www.rutlandherald.com. Archived from the original on 2018-08-09. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  5. Leahy, Patrick (2018-04-28). "David Moats, a Vermont treasure". Times Argus. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  6. Mitchell, Rob (2018-02-27). "Note to readers". Rutland Herald. Archived from the original on 2018-05-17. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  7. "Waitsfield - United States - Valley Players Theater". Waitsfield - United States - Valley Players Theater.
  8. "Playwright Award Winners". Waitsfield | United States | Valley Players Theater. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  9. "The 2002 Pulitzer Prize Winner in Commentary". www.pulitzer.org. 2002. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  10. "The 2003 Pulitzer Prize Winner in Editorial Cartooning". www.pulitzer.org. 2003. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  11. "David Moats". Vermont Public Radio. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
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