Collins, Gail (1945–)
Collins, Gail (1945–)
American columnist. Born Gail Gleason, Nov 25, 1945, in Cincinnati, Ohio; Marquette University, BA in journalism, 1969; University of Massachusetts at Amherst, MA in government; also attended Columbia University, 1981–82; m. Dan Collins (senior producer at CBS News).
Was a reporter at UPI in NY (1980–1985), then joined the New York Daily News (1985); was a columnist at Newsday (1991–95); hired by the New York Times to be an editorial writer for the Op-Ed page (1995), began a Public Interests column (1999), then became the 1st woman to head the editorial page at the Times (2001); writings include Scorpion Tongues (1998) and (with husband) The Millenium Book (1991). Won the Meyer Berger Award from Columbia University (1987).
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