Tom Shales | |
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| Born | Thomas William Shales November 3, 1944 Elgin, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | January 13, 2024 (aged 79) Alexandria, Virginia, U.S. |
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| Education | Elgin Community College American University (BA) |
| Period | 1968–2015 |
| Subjects | Television |
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| Notable awards | Pulitzer Prize for Criticism (1988) |
Thomas William Shales (November 3, 1944 – January 13, 2024) was an American writer and television critic.
He was a television critic for The Washington Post from 1977 to 2010, for which he received the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism in 1988. Shales also wrote a column for the television news trade publication NewsPro, published by Crain Communications.