Carol Sutton
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Carol Sutton (June 29, 1933-February 19, 1985) was an American journalist. In 1974 she became the first female managing editor of a major U.S. daily newspaper, The Courier-Journal in Louisville, Kentucky. She was cited as the example of female achievement in journalism when Time named American Women as the 1975 People of the Year. During her tenure at the paper, it was awarded the 1976 Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography for its coverage of school desegregation in Louisville. She is also credited with significantly raising the number of minority reporters on staff. 2 Books written: The Courier-Journal Cookbook, edited by John Finely afer her death, and OVER KENTUCKY, a tribute to Billy Davis, photographer, for all his years of flying over Kentucky and his photos thereof.
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- "American Women", Time, January 5, 1976.
- Robert D. McFadden, "Carol Sutton, Ranking Editor In Louisville, Ky., Dead at 51", New York Times, Feb 20, 1985.
- "Carol Sutton." Almanac of Famous People, 8th ed. Gale Group, 2003.
Who's Who American Lives = Deaths from 1980 to now 1st White person named to the National Association of Black Journalists Rhodes Scholar Judge, Carol Sutton Whaley Scholarship at University of Kentucky for Minority Journalism Students Annually awarded by her family; Husband Charles Whaley, Daughters Carrie Orman and Kate Archer J.C. Penney Missouri Award for Excellence in Reporting
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