Del Quentin Wilber is an American journalist who writes for The Washington Post. He joined the paper in 2004.[1] He covers federal courts and has written extensively about Guantanamo Bay,[2] former Sen. Ted Stevens,[3] the D.C. government, and Iraq war contractor Blackwater Worldwide.[4]
Before joining the Post, Wilber was a crime reporter for The Baltimore Sun, where his reporting on wrongdoing by Baltimore Police Chief Ed Norris led to Norris' 2003 conviction on federal charges and his six month incarceration.[5] Wilber's work uncovering the scandal earned him the 2004 Al Nakkula Award for excellence in police reporting.[6]
Wilber is the author of Rawhide Down: The Near Assassination of Ronald Reagan (March 15, 2011, Henry Holt).
Wilber is the grandson of former professional baseball player Del Wilber.