vermont royster

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Definition of vermont royster in English English dictionary

born April 30, 1914, Raleigh, N.C., U.S. died July 22, 1996, Raleigh U.S. journalist. Royster joined The Wall Street Journal as a Washington correspondent in 1936. After serving in the navy during World War II he returned to the Journal, becoming editor (1958-71) and senior vice president (1960-71) of its publishing company, Dow Jones & Co., before retiring in 1971. As editor emeritus, he wrote a weekly column, "Thinking Things Over" until 1986. He was awarded two Pulitzer Prizes (1953, 1984) and the Presidential Medal of Freedom (1986)

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born April 30, 1914, Raleigh, N.C., U.S. died July 22, 1996, Raleigh U.S. journalist. Royster joined The Wall Street Journal as a Washington correspondent in 1936. After serving in the navy during World War II he returned to the Journal, becoming editor (1958-71) and senior vice president (1960-71) of its publishing company, Dow Jones & Co., before retiring in 1971. As editor emeritus, he wrote a weekly column, "Thinking Things Over" until 1986. He was awarded two Pulitzer Prizes (1953, 1984) and the Presidential Medal of Freedom (1986)

Hyphenation

Ver·mont royster

Turkish pronunciation

vırmänt roystır

Pronunciation

/vərˈmänt ˈroistər/ /vɜrˈmɑːnt ˈrɔɪstɜr/