Foster, Joanne Reckler
FOSTER, Joanne Reckler
FOSTER, Joanne Reckler. American, b. 1941. Genres: Autobiography/Memoirs. Career: Rocky Mountain News, Denver, CO, assistant to assistant city editor and general assignment reporter, specializing in urban affairs, 1963-67; National Observer, Silver Spring, MD, staff writer, 1967-69; Washington Post, Washington, DC, reporter, 1969; freelance writer, editor, and proofreader, 1978-. Publications: (with D.D. Dempsey) The Captain's a Woman: Tales of a Merchant Mariner (memoir), 1997. Address: 2380 Mosquito Point Rd., White Stone, VA 22578, U.S.A. Online address: [email protected]
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