John S. Driscoll (August 31, 1934 – February 5, 2019) was an American journalist who served as editor of The Boston Globe from 1986 to 1993.
John S. Driscoll | |
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Born | |
Died | February 5, 2019 | (aged 84)
Alma mater | Northeastern University |
Occupation(s) | Journalist, editor |
Employer | The Boston Globe |
Spouse | Dolores A. LeSaffre |
Children | 4 |
Driscoll was born in Melrose, Massachusetts, and first worked for The Boston Globe as a high school correspondent.[1] He earned a degree from Northeastern University in 1957 and worked for the Union Leader of Manchester, New Hampshire; the Haverhill Journal of Haverhill, Massachusetts; and United Press International.[1] He re-joined the Globe in 1958.[1]
Rising through the ranks of the Globe, Driscoll eventually succeeding Michael C. Janeway as editor in March 1986. He left the Globe in 1994,[1] retiring to Rye, New Hampshire.
Driscoll and his wife, Dolores, had four daughters.[1] He authored a memoir about his parents and siblings, Picnic for Twelve: A Memoir of the Driscoll Family.[1] Driscoll died in Boston in February 2019.[2]