‘Fat man’ of political journalism Jack Germond dies at age 85
Source: Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Jack Germond, the gruff and rumpled “fat man” of American political journalism best known for his coverage of presidential campaigns, died on Wednesday at the age of 85.
He died “peacefully and quickly” early in the morning at his home in West Virginia after recently finishing a novel, his wife, Alice, said in an email sent to friends and journalists.
As a reporter and columnist for Gannett Newspapers, the Washington Star and the Baltimore Sun and a commentator on television shows like “The McLaughlin Group,” Germond was on the top rung of political journalists.
“He had a bold journalistic ethic, and that matters. He was fortunate to spend his life working at a job he would have done for free during some halcyon times in the newspaper business,” his wife wrote.
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r.i.p. bubba!
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I enjoyed the original show and LOVED this spoof! Interesting characters.
Loved the REAL Jack.
