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Acel Moore (October 5, 1940 - February 12, 2016) was a long-time reporter, columnist, and editor for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Moore won a Pulitzer Prize in 1977. He was among the first Black journalists hired at the Inquirer.[1]

Early life

Moore and his twin brother were born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[2] He attended Overbrook High School in 1958 and then served for three years as a medic in the United States Army until 1962.[3][4]

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Philadelphia

Philadelphia

Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. It is one of the most historically significant cities in the United States and served as the nation's capital city until 1800. Philadelphia is the nation's sixth-largest city with a population of 1,603,797 as of the 2020 census. Since 1854, the city has been coextensive with Philadelphia County, the most populous county in Pennsylvania and the urban core of the Delaware Valley, the nation's seventh-largest and one of the world's largest metropolitan regions with 6.245 million residents in 2020. Philadelphia is known for its extensive contributions to American history and for its role in the life sciences, business and industry, art, literature, and music.

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. Pennsylvania borders Delaware to its southeast, Maryland to its south, West Virginia to its southwest, Ohio to its west, Lake Erie and the Canadian province of Ontario to its northwest, New York state to its north, and the Delaware River and New Jersey to its east.

Overbrook High School (Philadelphia)

Overbrook High School (Philadelphia)

Overbrook High School is a public, four-year secondary school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

United States Army

United States Army

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Journalism Career

Moore started as a copy boy at the Inquirer in 1962. He was promoted to reporter in 1968.[5]

In 1977, Moore and Wendell Rawls, Jr., also of the Inquirer, won a Pulitzer Prize in Local Investigative Specialized Reporting for reporting on the conditions at Farview (Pennsylvania) State Hospital for the mentally ill.[6]

Moore, Chuck Stone of the Philadelphia Daily News, and Claude Lewis of the Evening Bulletin co-founded the Philadelphia Association of Black Journalists in 1973.[7] He was later a co-founder of the National Association of Black Journalists.

In the 1970s, Moore also was a producer on a PBS show called "Black Perspectives on the News."[8] He taught journalism at the University of California-Berkeley, Temple University, and Florida A & M University.[9]

The Nieman Foundation at Harvard University called him "a champion of newsroom diversity."[10] According to Michel Martin of National Public Radio, Moore served "as a mentor to hundreds of journalists, both informally and with programs to introduce people of diverse backgrounds to journalism careers."[11]

In 2005, Moore retired. He received a lifetime achievement award from the National Association of Black Journalists in 2011.[12]

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Copy boy

Copy boy

A copy boy is a typically young and junior worker on a newspaper. The job involves taking typed stories from one section of a newspaper to another. According to Bruce Guthrie, the former editor-in-chief of the Herald Sun who began work there as a copy boy in 1972:Reporters typed their stories on slips of butcher's paper...then a copy boy ran the story into the neighbouring subs' [sub-editor's] room, hence the cry of 'copy'. Each slip of the story had about six carbon copies...stapled together and it was the job of the copy boy - or girl - to separate the original and run it to the subs, and then separate the carbons for distribution.

Pulitzer Prize

Pulitzer Prize

The Pulitzer Prize is an award administered by Columbia University for achievements in newspaper, magazine, online journalism, literature, and musical composition within the United States. It was established in 1917 by provisions in the will of Joseph Pulitzer, who had made his fortune as a newspaper publisher. Prizes are awarded annually in twenty-one categories. In twenty of the categories, each winner receives a certificate and a US$15,000 cash award. The winner in the public service category is awarded a gold medal.

Philadelphia Daily News

Philadelphia Daily News

Philadelphia Daily News is a tabloid newspaper that serves Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The newspaper is owned by The Philadelphia Inquirer, LLC, which also owns Philadelphia's other major newspaper The Philadelphia Inquirer.

Philadelphia Association of Black Journalists

Philadelphia Association of Black Journalists

The Philadelphia Association of Black Journalists (PABJ) is a non-profit organization founded in 1973 by Black journalists concerned about the lack of Black journalists in the media and the dearth of coverage of the Black community. It is the first and oldest association of Black journalists in the United States. PABJ is an alliance of all types of Black media entrepreneurs in the Philadelphia area, including public relations and other media-related professions. PABJ is the founding chapter of the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ).

National Association of Black Journalists

National Association of Black Journalists

The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) is an organization of African-American journalists, students, and media professionals. Founded in 1975 in Washington, D.C., by 44 journalists, the NABJ's stated purpose is to provide quality programs and services to and advocate on behalf of black journalists. The organization has worked for diversity and to increase the number of minorities in newsrooms across the country.

PBS

PBS

The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is an American public broadcaster and non-commercial, free-to-air television network based in Arlington, Virginia. PBS is a publicly funded nonprofit organization and the most prominent provider of educational programming to public television stations in the United States, distributing shows such as Frontline, Nova, PBS NewsHour, Arthur, Sesame Street, and This Old House.

Harvard University

Harvard University

Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and is widely considered to be one of the most prestigious universities in the world.

Michel Martin

Michel Martin

Michel McQueen Martin is an American journalist and correspondent for National Public Radio and WNET. After ten years in print journalism, Martin has become best known for her radio and television news broadcasting on national topics.

Personal life

He married Linda Wright.[13] They had two children, a daughter (Mariah) and a son (Acel Jr). Acel Sr. died on February 12, 2016, and was interred at Ivy Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia.[14]

Legacy

The Philadelphia Inquirer annually runs the Acel Moore High School Journalism Workshop. According to the Inquirer, the "hands-on program seeks to introduce Philadelphia-area high school students to the fields of print, digital journalism, and photography.[15]

When the School District of Philadelphia renamed the Andrew Jackson School (Philadelphia), one of the four finalists for the new name was the Acel Moore School.[16] It was not chosen as the new name.

Source: "Acel Moore", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2023, February 13th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acel_Moore.

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References
  1. ^ "Black City. White Paper". The Philadelphia Inquirer. 2022-02-15. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
  2. ^ Cassie Owens (2016-03-04). "Acel Moore and the future of minority journalists in Philly". Retrieved 2022-02-21.
  3. ^ "What Acel Moore Meant to Journalism — in Philadelphia and Beyond". Philadelphia Magazine. 2016-02-15. Retrieved 2022-02-21.
  4. ^ "Acel Moore, Founder of Black Journalists' Organization, Dies at 75". The New York Times. 2016-02-17. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
  5. ^ "Acel Moore, Founder of Black Journalists' Organization, Dies at 75". The New York Times. 2016-02-17. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
  6. ^ "Acel Moore and Wendell Rawls Jr. of the Philadelphia Inquirer". The Pulitzer Prizes. Columbia University. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  7. ^ "The Philadelphia Association of Black Journalists remembers founder Acel Moore". Philadelphia Sun. 2016-02-19. Retrieved 2022-02-21.
  8. ^ "Acel Moore, Founder of Black Journalists' Organization, Dies at 75". The New York Times. 2016-02-17. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
  9. ^ "Acel Moore". Digital Special Collections, Binghamton University. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
  10. ^ "Acel Moore, NF '80, champion of newsroom diversity, dies at 75". 2016-02-16. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
  11. ^ "Remembering NABJ Co-Founder Acel Moore". NPR. 2016-02-13. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
  12. ^ "What Acel Moore Meant to Journalism — in Philadelphia and Beyond". Philadelphia Magazine. 2016-02-15. Retrieved 2022-02-21.
  13. ^ "Acel Moore, 75, award-winning journalist". Associated Press. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
  14. ^ "The Philadelphia Association of Black Journalists remembers founder Acel Moore". Philadelphia Sun. 2016-02-19. Retrieved 2022-02-21.
  15. ^ "About". Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  16. ^ "Andrew Jackson School Name Change Town Hall" (PDF). School District of Philadelphia. Retrieved 21 February 2022.

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