Drescher, John 1960-

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DRESCHER, John 1960-

PERSONAL:

Born September 29, 1960, in Poughkeepsie, NY; married Deanna Carlton, 1987. Education: University of North Carolina—Chapel Hill, A.B., 1983; Duke University, M.A., 1988. Politics: Independent.Religion: Roman Catholic. Hobbies and other interests: Running, biking, Atlantic Coast Conference basketball.

ADDRESSES:

Office—News and Observer, P.O. Box 191, Raleigh, NC 27601. E-mail—[email protected].

CAREER:

Charlotte Observer, Charlotte, NC, reporter and member of editorial staff, 1988-2000; State (newspaper), Columbia, SC, managing editor, 2000-02; News and Observer, Raleigh, NC, managing editor, 2002—. Coach of girls' soccer teams.

WRITINGS:

Triumph of Good Will: How Terry Sanford Beat a Champion of Segregation and Reshaped the South, University Press of Mississippi (Jackson, MS), 2000.

BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL SOURCES:

PERIODICALS

Journal of Southern History, May, 2002, Julian M. Pleasants, review of Triumph of Good Will: How Terry Sanford Beat a Champion of Segregation and Reshaped the South, p. 504.