Tom Gish | |
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| Born | January 28, 1926 Seco, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Died | November 21, 2008 (aged 82) Whitesburg, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Occupation | Newspaper reporter and editor |
| Alma mater | University of Kentucky |
| Notable works | The Mountain Eagle |
| Notable awards | Zenger Award, 1974 Hugh M. Hefner First Amendment Award, 1983 Environmental Policy Institute's Recognition for Coverage of Coalfields Issues, 1987 Helen Thomas Lifetime Achievement Award, 2002 |
| Spouse | Pat Gish |
Tom Gish (January 28, 1926 – November 21, 2008) was an American newspaper reporter and editor, best known for his work as the owner and co-editor of The Mountain Eagle weekly newspaper alongside his wife, Pat Gish, in Whitesburg, the county seat of Letcher County, Kentucky, where his paper was the first in the eastern part of the state to challenge the damage caused to the environment resulting from strip mining.[1]