Floyd Gibbons | |
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Born | Floyd Phillips Gibbons July 16, 1887 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
Died | September 23, 1939 | (aged 52)
Resting place | Mount Olivet Cemetery Washington, D.C., U.S. |
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Awards | Croix de Guerre with palm |
Floyd Phillips Gibbons (July 16, 1887 – September 23, 1939) was the war correspondent for the Chicago Tribune during World War I. One of radio's first news reporters and commentators, he was famous for a fast-talking delivery style. Floyd Gibbons lived a life of danger of which he often wrote and spoke.