Nick Coleman (columnist): Difference between revisions

Content deleted Content added

Inline

Revision as of 08:19, 16 May 2018

Nicholas J. (Nick) Coleman (born June 26, 1950 in Saint Paul, Minnesota died May 13, 2018) was a blogger and former Minnesota journalist and columnist for the Star Tribune, the daily newspaper published in Minneapolis, Minnesota and the St. Paul Pioneer Press. Coleman had two stints at the Star Tribune, having begun his career there in 1973. In 1986, Coleman left the Star Tribune and became a news columnist at the St. Paul Pioneer Press. Coleman was with the Pioneer Press until leaving in 2003, when he then returned to the Star Tribune in 2003 as a Metro News columnist, staying until 2009.

In his 35-year newspaper career, Coleman reported on Minneapolis and St. Paul city government, business, out-of-state issues, media, and general news. He has had published more than 3,000 newspaper columns and 300 television commentaries. Politics, Native American issues and the Northern Ireland peace process are his favored themes. He has also hosted two radio talk shows.^[1]

Coleman was the eldest child of the late Nicholas D. (Nick) Coleman, who served as majority leader of the Minnesota Senate from 1973 to 1981, and Bridget Finnegan. He is also the oldest brother and godfather of Mayor Chris Coleman of St. Paul and was the stepson of Deborah Howell, ombudsman for The Washington Post. Howell was editor of the Pioneer Press when Coleman was hired there in 1986.

References

^ "Nick Coleman, Journalist, Presented On KFAI's Speakers Series". KFAI Radio. August 2009. Retrieved 22 November 2009.

External links

Nick Coleman columns at Star Tribune

This article about an American journalist born in the 1950s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

[1] "Nick Coleman, Journalist, Presented On KFAI's Speakers Series". KFAI Radio. August 2009. Retrieved 22 November 2009.

[1]

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
 {{BLP sources|date=September 2009}}
-'''Nicholas J. (Nick) Coleman''' (born June 26, 1950 in [[Saint Paul, Minnesota]]) is a blogger and former Minnesota journalist and columnist for the ''[[Star Tribune]]'', the daily newspaper published in [[Minneapolis, Minnesota]] and the [[St. Paul Pioneer Press]]. Coleman had two stints at the ''Star Tribune'', having begun his career there in 1973. In 1986, Coleman left the ''Star Tribune'' and became a news columnist at the ''St. Paul Pioneer Press''. Coleman was with the ''Pioneer Press'' until leaving in 2003, when he then returned to the ''Star Tribune''  in 2003 as a Metro News columnist, staying until 2009.
+'''Nicholas J. (Nick) Coleman''' (born June 26, 1950 in [[Saint Paul, Minnesota]] died May 13, 2018) was a blogger and former Minnesota journalist and columnist for the ''[[Star Tribune]]'', the daily newspaper published in [[Minneapolis, Minnesota]] and the [[St. Paul Pioneer Press]]. Coleman had two stints at the ''Star Tribune'', having begun his career there in 1973. In 1986, Coleman left the ''Star Tribune'' and became a news columnist at the ''St. Paul Pioneer Press''. Coleman was with the ''Pioneer Press'' until leaving in 2003, when he then returned to the ''Star Tribune''  in 2003 as a Metro News columnist, staying until 2009.
 In his 35-year newspaper career, Coleman reported on Minneapolis and St. Paul city government, business, out-of-state issues, media, and general news.  He has had published more than 3,000 newspaper columns and 300 television commentaries.  Politics, Native American issues and the Northern Ireland peace process are his favored themes.  He has also hosted two radio talk shows.<ref>{{cite web| title =Nick Coleman, Journalist, Presented On KFAI's Speakers Series  | publisher =KFAI Radio |date=August 2009 | url =http://www.kfai.org/node/21941 | accessdate =22 November 2009 }}</ref>
-Coleman is the eldest child of the late [[Nick Coleman|Nicholas D. (Nick) Coleman]], who served as [[majority leader]] of the [[Minnesota Senate]] from 1973 to 1981, and Bridget Finnegan. He is also the oldest brother and godfather of Mayor [[Chris Coleman (politician)|Chris Coleman]] of St. Paul and was the stepson of [[Deborah Howell]], ombudsman for ''[[The Washington Post]]''. Howell was editor of the ''Pioneer Press'' when Coleman was hired there in 1986.
+Coleman was the eldest child of the late [[Nick Coleman|Nicholas D. (Nick) Coleman]], who served as [[majority leader]] of the [[Minnesota Senate]] from 1973 to 1981, and Bridget Finnegan. He is also the oldest brother and godfather of Mayor [[Chris Coleman (politician)|Chris Coleman]] of St. Paul and was the stepson of [[Deborah Howell]], ombudsman for ''[[The Washington Post]]''. Howell was editor of the ''Pioneer Press'' when Coleman was hired there in 1986.
 ==References==