Reid MacCluggage received the Ida B Wells Award in 2001 and was inducted into the Connecticut Society of Professional Journalists' Hall of Fame.
10 Facts About Reid MacCluggage
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Reid MacCluggage graduated from the University of Hartford in 1961.
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Seven years later, in 1968, Reid MacCluggage became the state editor.
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Reid MacCluggage rose to assistant managing editor in 1974 and became managing editor in 1982.
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Reid MacCluggage raised quality standards, introduced stronger recruitment, and increased the amount of investigative reporting.
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Reid MacCluggage served as the president of the Associated Press Managing Editors Association, a juror of The Pulitzer Prizes and a seminar leader at the American Press Institute.
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Reid MacCluggage believed that fostering diversity among the staff of a newspaper would raise the quality of the newspaper.
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Reid MacCluggage added a Neighbors section to improve coverage of local news.
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In 2002, Reid MacCluggage encouraged The Community Foundation of Southeastern Connecticut to establish funding to promote the joy of reading among youngster in the community.
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Reid MacCluggage donated a gift in honor of Let's Read.