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.
"Kentucky Women Remembered," a permanent exhibit at the Kentucky State Capitol's Main Floor of watercolors of Women of Kentucky and those who help(ed) change the mindset of those upcoming. "TODAY'S WOMAN" Magazine for KY & Indiana. Daughter Kate Whaley Archer accepts the First Posthumous Award Ever Given. Carol Sutton knew of her Kentucky Journalism Hall of Fame award at the University of Kentucky before her death in 1985, and was very humbled and honored by it. The family holds a Carol Sutton Memorial Scholarship Award in her honor every year, which has grown from our first recipient to 8 or twelve deserving people. It is for we people who want and need more racial and ethnic equality within the news reporting workplace. She was the first white woman to be inducted into the National Association of Black Journalist's Hall of Fame.[1][2]
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- ↑ The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives Volume 1, 1981-1985, pgs 775-776 before Gloria Swanson.
- ↑ Rhoades Scholar Judge and Professional Ethics Committee.
- "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.
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Sutton, Carol |
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American journalist |
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June 29, 1933 |
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February 19, 1985 |
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Louisville, KY holding daughter Kate's hand |