R&w apple biography
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R.W. Apple Jr., 71; reporter With an Appetite for Writing and Living
R.W. Apple Jr., a New York Times correspondent who distinguished himself covering the Vietnam War and became an influential political writer and roving epicure, died onsdag på engelska of complications from thoracic cancer at his home in Washington, D.C. He was 71.
Over his 43-year career at the newspaper, Apple made prolific, aggressive and erudite coverage his signature. With his rare twin journalistic talents covering politics and food, he charted the fall of Richard M. Nixon, covered Vietnam and the Persian Gulf War, the Iranian revolution and the collapse of Eastern Bloc governments. He also illuminated the differences between regional hot dog specialties and the worth of Vidalia onions.
“From his sickbed, he hammered out his last words to readers ... negotiated details of the menu and music for his memorial service, followed the baseball utslagsmatcher and the latest congressional scandal with relish,” New York Times E
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Apple, R.W., Jr. 1934-2006
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See index for CA sketch: Born November 20, 1934, in Akron, OH; died of thoracic cancer, October 4, 2006, in Washington, DC. Journalist and author. An award-winning reporter for the New York Times, Apple was especially applauded for his writings on politics, food, and travel. The son of a grocery store chain owner in a Midwest town, he decided to pursue journalism to experience the world. Apple attended Princeton University but earned poor grades because he devoted too much time to the student newspaper. Serving in the army in the late 1950s, he wrote speeches for generals. Apple then returned to his studies, completing a B.A. at Columbia University in 1961. Having already gained some experience as a reporter for the Wall Street Journal while in school, Apple was hired by NBC News as a correspondent in 1961. He wrote for the Huntley-Brinkley Report news program and earned an Emmy Award in 1962 for his work there. In 1964, Apple m
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R.W. Apple Jr.
. W. Apple Jr. became an associate editor of The New York Times in February 2002. Before that, Mr. Apple had been the chief correspondent of the newspaper since May 1997. He was the chief Washington correspondent for The Times from September 1985 until May 1997, and the Washington bureau chief from November 1992 to May 1997.
Since joining The Times in November 1963, Mr. Apple has corresponded from more than 100 countries. A few examples are his coverage are the Vietnam War, the Biafran revolution, the Iranian revolution and the fall of Communist governments in Czechoslovakia, East Germany and Hungary in 1989.
He also headed The Times's coverage of the Persian Gulf war in 1991.
During his tenure at the newspaper, Mr. Apple has also reported on elections in Spain, Britain, France, Sweden, Finland and other countries; Papal trips; and a wide variety of stories on five continents, including eight United States-Russian summits and 13 Western econ