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The First Queen Of Journalism

Viking Press

Talk about making a splash: Mary McGrory's first assignment in Washington was to cover Sen. Joseph McCarthy's hearings to root out communists in the Army. 

McGrory had a knack for being first in a lot of different ways.  She is the subject of John Norris's book Mary McGrory: The First Queen of Journalism.

McGrory rattled many cages and took no prisoners in a career as a liberal columnist stretching into the George W. Bush years. 

Her biographer stops by to talk about McGrory's life and great body of work.  

 

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Geoffrey Riley is a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism and has hosted the Jefferson Exchange on JPR since 2009. He's been a broadcaster in the Rogue Valley for more than 35 years, working in both television and radio.