Nate White
Nate White | |
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| Born | (1910年03月10日)March 10, 1910 |
| Died | April 25, 1984(1984年04月25日) (aged 74) |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | B.A. |
| Alma mater | Southwestern Presbyterian University |
| Occupation | journalist |
| Years active | 1937–1984 |
| Employer | The Christian Science Monitor |
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Nathaniel Ridgway White was an American journalist known for his business and financial reporting at The Christian Science Monitor . He received the second and third Gerald Loeb Awards for Newspapers, the most prestigious award for business journalism.
Early life
[edit ]White was born on March 10, 1910, in Ohio to John S. and Grace R. White.[1]
He graduated with a bachelor's degree from Southwestern Presbyterian University in 1931.[2] [3]
Career
[edit ]White joined the Falmouth Outlook in Falmouth, Kentucky, in 1932 and rose to the position of editor.[4] [5] In 1936, he shared third prize for Best Editorial in a Kentucky daily newspaper from the Kentucky Press Association.[6]
He moved to Boston in 1937 to be a radio news writer for The Christian Science Monitor .[4] [3] He was the Monitor's San Francisco correspondent in the early 1940s.[7]
White served as a navy officer during World War II from 1942 to 1945.[7]
After the war, he was the director of information for the Committee for Economic Development from 1948 to 1955,[7] [8] then returned to The Christian Science Monitor as the business and finance editor.[7] He wrote a weekly column called "Trend of the Economy."[7] While at the Monitor, he received two Gerald Loeb Awards for Newspapers: first in 1959 for a series of articles on the problems of recession and recovery,[9] and again in 1960 for a series titled "Horizons Unlimited: Freedom's Answers."[10] He was a finalist for the 1961 Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting.[11]
In 1958, he hosted and moderated American Issues, an 18-part television series of 15-minue debates on economic issues produced by WNET and distributed by National Educational Television.[12]
White became the editor of the American Banker in 1962.[13]
Religious activities
[edit ]White became a Christian Scientist in 1927 and received his primary class instruction in 1932.[3] He became a public practitioner of Christian Science in 1963.[3] [14] He held various positions in branch churches, including First Reader and chairman of the executive board.[3]
He began serving on the Christian Science Board of Lectureship in 1969,[3] and made a number of lecture tours around the country throughout the 1970s.[14] [15] [16]
Personal life
[edit ]White was married to Mary Carolyn Lowndes White.[17]
He died in Palm Beach, Florida on April 25, 1984.[18]
References
[edit ]- ^ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLNJ-DXG : accessed 23 February 2019), Nathaniel R White in household of John S White, Union, Brown, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 23, sheet 4A, family 86, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1157; FHL microfilm 1,375,170.
- ^ "Class of 1931" (PDF). Southwestern News. Vol. XIX, no. 6. July 1957. p. 7. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f "Notices". Christian Science Sentinel . Vol. 71, no. 28. July 12, 1969. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
- ^ a b "White called to Boston". The Cincinnati Enquirer . Vol. XCVIL, no. 90 (Kentucky ed.). July 7, 1937. p. 10. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
- ^ "Column Right!". The Dayton Herald . Vol. LVIII, no. 133 (Home ed.). July 4, 1937. p. 18. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
- ^ "Gracean Pedley's Lyon County Herald has best editorial in state weeklies". The Owensboro Messenger . Vol. 62, no. 119. Associated Press. June 12, 1936. p. 4. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e Canham, Erwin D. (1958). Commitment to Freedom: The Story of The Christian Science Monitor. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. pp. 276, 327–8, 337. LCCN 58-9055.
- ^ LaBorde, Adras (February 1, 1954). "Talk of the Town". Alexandria Daily Town Talk . Vol. LXXI, no. 275 (Home Final ed.). p. 6. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
- ^ "Writers receive 1959 Loeb Awards". The New York Times . June 10, 1959. p. 75. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
- ^ "Sees commanding lead over red output". Fort Lauderdale News . June 9, 1960. p. 9-D. Retrieved February 14, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Fischer, Heinze-D; Fischer, Erika J. (2003). Complete Historical Handbook of the Pulitzer Prize System 1917–2000. Vol. Part F/Volume 17. Munich: K. G. Saur. p. 80. ISBN 3-598-30187-1 . Retrieved February 22, 2019.
- ^ "WNET Licensing (A's)" (PDF). WNET . October 31, 2017. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
- ^ "New Century Club to hear Nate White". The Boston Globe . Vol. CLXXXI, no. 38 (Evening ed.). February 2, 1962. p. 6. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
- ^ a b "White to give lecture". The Post-Star . Vol. 70, no. 157. June 6, 1974. p. 17. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
- ^ "Churches schedule guest speakers". Sunday Journal and Star . Vol. 103, no. 103. December 2, 1973. p. 11E. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
- ^ White, Nathan Ridgway (November 17, 1971). "The Continuity of Good". cslectures.org. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
- ^ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K9Q7-S12 : 14 March 2018), Nathaniel R White, Tract 6E, Berkeley, Oakland Judicial Township, Alameda, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 1-156, sheet 62A, line 21, family, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 190.
- ^ "Florida Death Index, 1877-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VVJV-R4R : 25 December 2014), Nathaniel Ridgeway White, 25 Apr 1984; from "Florida Death Index, 1877-1998," index, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : 2004); citing vol., certificate number 39212, Florida Department of Health, Office of Vital Records, Jacksonville.