Jim Davenport (journalist)

James Raymond Davenport III
Born1958
Great Falls, Montana
DiedDecember 31, 2012 (age 54)
Columbia, South Carolina
EducationB.A., M.A., University of South Carolina
OccupationJournalist
EmployerThe Associated Press
SpouseDebra Davenport
ChildrenOne daughter
AwardsOrder of the Palmetto, 2012

James Raymond Davenport III (1958 – December 31, 2012), born in Great Falls, Montana, was an American journalist and reporter with the Associated Press, based in South Carolina. Davenport graduated from the University of South Carolina, with a bachelor's and a master's degree in English and journalism.[1][2]

Davenport worked for the Associated Press for more than 12 years, keeping the citizens of South Carolina informed on the work of their state representatives and special interest groups who tried to exert influence on them.

  1. ^ Byers, Dylan (2012-12-31). "AP's Jim Davenport dead at 54". Politico.com. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
  2. ^ "James Davenport Obituary (2013) - The State". www.legacy.com. Retrieved 2020-11-11.