Anthony Day (May 12, 1933 – September 2, 2007) was an American journalist, former editorial page editor[1] for the Los Angeles Times, and editor of Henry Kissinger's work for over 25 years.[2]
Early life
editAnthony Day was born in Miami, Florida, on May 12, 1933.[2] His father, Price Day, worked as a foreign correspondent for The Baltimore Sun, earning a Pulitzer Prize in 1949, and was later editor-in-chief of the newspaper.[2] Anthony Day had three younger brothers, all of whom also became journalists.[2]
Day graduated from Harvard University in 1955. He served two years in the U.S. Army following graduation.[2]
Career
editDay's career in journalism began at the Philadelphia Bulletin. He began working at the paper in 1957. He was eventually promoted to the paper's Washington, D.C. bureau chief.[2]
Day was hired by the Los Angeles Times as the chief editorial writer in 1969. He eventually rose to become the editorial page editor, a position he held from 1971 until 1989, when he relinquished his editorial responsibilities but continued with the Times as a correspondent until he retired in the mid-1990s.[3] Day continued to work part-time for the Times as a contributor to the book review section after his official retirement. He also continued to edit a regular column by former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger.[2]
On the day after Day's death, Kissinger said of him, "Although he was a constant critic of the policies of the administrations in which I served, I always considered him a critic of exemplary fairness, ability and honesty."[3]
Death
editDay died of emphysema on September 2, 2007, at St. Vincent Regional Medical Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He was survived by his wife, Lynn, and son, John.[2]
References
edit- ^ Center for International Forestry Research, MLA (2015). "Multidisciplinary Landscape Assessment". doi:10.17528/cifor/data.00008.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ a b c d e f g h "Anthony Day". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Associated Press. September 4, 2007. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved November 28, 2013.
- ^ a b McIntire, Mike (September 4, 2007). "Anthony Day, 74, Editorial Page Editor, Is Dead". The New York Times.
External links
edit- "Anthony Day, pivotal editorial page editor of The Times, dies at 74". Los Angeles Times
- "Tony Day, RIP". Los Angeles Times Opinion L.A.