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Lucy Morgan
Lucy Morgan
	Morgan, c. 1985
Born	Lucile Bedford Keen; October 11, 1940; Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Died	September 20, 2023 (aged 82); Tallahassee, Florida, U.S.
Occupations	Reporter; journalist;
Spouses	; Al Ware (div. 1966) ; Richard Morgan (m. 1968)
Children	3 (one deceased)

Lucy Ware Morgan^[2] (née Keen; October 11, 1940 – September 20, 2023) was an American long-time reporter and editorialist at the Tampa Bay Times (previously known as the St. Petersburg Times).^[3]

Life and career

Born in Memphis, Tennessee on October 11, 1940,^[4] Morgan began her career at the Ocala Star Banner in 1965,^[4] and moved to the St. Petersburg Times in 1968. While working full-time as a reporter, she attended Pasco-Hernando State College and received her associate degree.^[5]

In 1985, she and Jack Reed shared the Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting for their coverage of corruption in the Pasco County Sheriff's Office; she was the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize in that category.^[4] In another case, in 1973, she was convicted of contempt for refusing to disclose a confidential source; the Florida Supreme Court overturned the conviction in 1976.^[6] In 1982 she was a Pulitzer finalist for her investigation of drug trafficking in north central Florida counties.^[5]^[7] She became Capital Bureau chief in Tallahassee in 1986 and later worked on special projects and as a columnist.

A 2012 All Things Considered profile described Morgan as "an institution in Florida".^[8] Seven years after her first announced retirement^[9] led to a continued active reporting career, she announced her full retirement in January 2013.^[10]

Morgan was inducted into the Florida Women's Hall of Fame in 2006.^[11] In 2005 the Florida State Senate renamed its press gallery in her honor.^[9]^[12]

Morgan's investigation into a $49.6 million mortgage fraud/Ponzi scheme in Glenville, North Carolina (where she was retired) by the Miami developer Domenico Rabuffo — while he was in the United States Federal Witness Protection Program^[13] — was the subject of the American Greed episode "Goodfella Gone Bad".

Lucy Morgan died in Tallahassee on September 20, 2023, following complications from a fall in May. She was 82.^[1]^[14]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Traub, Alex (September 29, 2023). "Lucy Morgan, Feared and Revered Florida Reporter, Dies at 82". The New York Times. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
^ "Florida Reporter Gets 2D Jail Term". The New York Times. 22 December 1973.
^ [1] St. Petersburg Times - Aug 10, 2002
^ ^a ^b ^c Elizabeth A. Brennan, Elizabeth C. Clarage, eds., Who's who of Pulitzer Prize Winners (Greenwood Publishing Group, 1999), ISBN 978-1573561112, p. 356. Excerpts available at Google Books.
^ ^a ^b Alison Pruitt, "Breaking the mold in journalism" Archived 2013-08-25 at archive.today, Community College Times, April 6, 2012.
^ [2] St. Petersburg Times - Jul 31, 1976 page 13
^ [3] St. Petersburg Times - Jun 22, 1982 page 34
^ Noah Adams, "After Decades, Journo Still Covers Fla. Legislature", All Things Considered, January 31, 2012.
^ ^a ^b "'St. Pete' Legend Lucy Morgan to Retire", Editor & Publisher, November 14, 2005.
^ "Pulitzer Prize winning reporter Lucy Morgan retiring. Really." Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, Tampa Bay Times, January 7, 2013.
^ "Lucy W. Morgan" Archived 2010-06-05 at the Wayback Machine, Florida Women's Hall of Fame (accessed 2013-08-26).
^ George Michael and Michael Killenberg, Public Affairs Reporting Now: News of, by and for the People (CRC Press, 2012), ISBN 978-1136033216, p. 106. Excerpts available at Google Books.
^ "Florida Developer Gets 27 Years in N.C. Mortgage Fraud Scheme" by Lucy Morgan Tampa Bay Times September 30, 2014; accessed August 26, 2016
^ "Lucy Morgan, Pulitzer-winning force of Florida journalism, dies at 82". Yahoo News. 2023-09-21. Retrieved 2023-09-21.

External links

Lucy Morgan Writers:, Tampa Bay Times
"We The Journalists: Lucy Morgan", Society of Professional Journalists (South Florida Pro Chapter), May 24, 2013 (interview)

[nytimes-1] Traub, Alex (September 29, 2023). "Lucy Morgan, Feared and Revered Florida Reporter, Dies at 82". The New York Times. Retrieved September 29, 2023.

[2] "Florida Reporter Gets 2D Jail Term". The New York Times. 22 December 1973.

[3] [1] St. Petersburg Times - Aug 10, 2002

[WW-4] Elizabeth A. Brennan, Elizabeth C. Clarage, eds., Who's who of Pulitzer Prize Winners (Greenwood Publishing Group, 1999), ISBN 978-1573561112, p. 356. Excerpts available at Google Books.

[CCT-5] Alison Pruitt, "Breaking the mold in journalism" Archived 2013-08-25 at archive.today, Community College Times, April 6, 2012.

[6] [2] St. Petersburg Times - Jul 31, 1976 page 13

[7] [3] St. Petersburg Times - Jun 22, 1982 page 34

[8] Noah Adams, "After Decades, Journo Still Covers Fla. Legislature", All Things Considered, January 31, 2012.

[EandP-9] "'St. Pete' Legend Lucy Morgan to Retire", Editor & Publisher, November 14, 2005.

[10] "Pulitzer Prize winning reporter Lucy Morgan retiring. Really." Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, Tampa Bay Times, January 7, 2013.

[11] "Lucy W. Morgan" Archived 2010-06-05 at the Wayback Machine, Florida Women's Hall of Fame (accessed 2013-08-26).

[12] George Michael and Michael Killenberg, Public Affairs Reporting Now: News of, by and for the People (CRC Press, 2012), ISBN 978-1136033216, p. 106. Excerpts available at Google Books.

[13] "Florida Developer Gets 27 Years in N.C. Mortgage Fraud Scheme" by Lucy Morgan Tampa Bay Times September 30, 2014; accessed August 26, 2016

[14] "Lucy Morgan, Pulitzer-winning force of Florida journalism, dies at 82". Yahoo News. 2023-09-21. Retrieved 2023-09-21.

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