Richard Oppel
Journalist, Person
1943 –
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Who is Richard Oppel?
Richard A. Oppel is an American journalist and was editor of the Austin American-Statesman from 1995 to 2008. He was previously editor of the Charlotte Observer, which earned three Pulitzer Prizes under his editorship.
After serving in the Marine Corps, Oppel graduated from the University of South Florida and began his career with The Tampa Tribune.
He worked for the Associated Press and the Detroit Free Press before becoming executive editor of the Tallahassee Democrat in 1977, and then editor of the Charlotte Observer in 1978.
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- University of South Florida
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on July 23, 2013
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