Hedrick Smith

Journalist
BIRTHDAY
July 9,1933
Birthplace
Scotland
Age
88 years old
Birth Sign
Cancer
BIRTHDAY
July 9,1933 (age 88)
Birthplace
Scotland

About

Former reporter and editor for The New York Times who won a Pulitzer Prize in 1974 for his coverage of the Soviet Union.

Before Fame

He earned a BA in American History and Literature from Williams College, where he was a brother of Alpha Delta Phi.

Trivia

He won an Emmy Award for producing the PBS show Frontline.

Family Life

He married Susan Zox Eidneberg in 1987.

Associated With

He once covered -- and interviewed -- Martin Luther King Jr. for the New York Times.