Brian McGrory (born November 30, 1961) is an American journalist, author and publishing executive. He is currently the chair of the department of journalism at Boston University.[1][2] He was the editor of The Boston Globe from December 2012 through December 2022.[3]
Brian McGrory | |
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Alma mater | Bates College |
Occupation(s) | Journalist, author, editor |
Employer(s) | Boston University (2023–Present), The Boston Globe (1989–2022) |
McGrory was born in Boston,[4] and grew up in Roslindale and Weymouth, Massachusetts.[5] He graduated from Bates College in Lewiston, Maine, with a Bachelor of Arts in 1984.[6][7] His began his journalism career with the New Haven Register and The Patriot Ledger.[5]
McGrory joined The Boston Globe in 1989 as a Metro columnist,[8][5] and quickly moved up the ranks to associate editor.[9][6] He has served as a White House reporter, and has written four novels plus a memoir.[4] In 2011, he received a Scripps-Howard award for commentary and a Sigma Delta Chi Award for column writing.[4]
McGrory was named editor of the Globe in December 2012, succeeding Martin Baron.[8][5] His staff won a Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting in 2014 for coverage of the Boston Marathon bombing in 2013.[10]
In 2018, former Globe editor Hilary Sargent accused McGrory of sexual harassment by sending her an inappropriate text while McGrory was overseeing her work.[11] McGrory denied the allegation, and an internal investigation cleared him of wrongdoing.[12]
On September 7, 2022, McGrory announced he is stepping down as editor of the Globe at the end of 2022 and will become the Chair of Journalism at Boston University.[8][13]