Tom Barnes | |
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| Born | September 1, 1946 Carlisle, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | October 11, 2016 (aged 70) Tucson, Arizona, U.S. |
| Education | University of Michigan University of Missouri |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Notable credit | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |
Tom Barnes (September 1, 1946 – October 11, 2016) was an American journalist, who worked for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette as Harrisburg Bureau Chief.[1]
Barnes, a native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, earned a B.A. degree from University of Michigan and a M.A. in journalism from University of Missouri.[1] Following graduation, he worked for The Hartford Courant for 10 years.[1] He began working at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette in 1984, where he has covered Pittsburgh Mayors Richard Caliguiri and Sophie Masloff before taking the "development beat" in the mid-1990s, to cover the construction of Heinz Field, PNC Park, the David L. Lawrence Convention Center, and neighborhood development issues.[1] In 2003, he was assigned to the Harrisburg Bureau Chief.[1]
In 2005, he was named one of "Pennsylvania's Most Influential Reporters" by the Pennsylvania political news website PoliticsPA.[2]
In 2014, he and his wife Beth moved to Tucson, Arizona. He died at home on October 11, 2016, from prostate cancer at the age of 70.[3]