William Gaines (professor)

For other people named William Gaines, see William Gaines (disambiguation).

William C. Gaines (November 1, 1933 – July 20, 2016)[1] was an American journalist and professor of journalism. Gaines was a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter for the Chicago Tribune. He retired from the paper in 2001 and taught in the Department of Journalism at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign until his retirement and designation as an emeritus faculty member in 2007. He died on July 20, 2016, at the age of 82.[2]

  1. ^ Roberts, Sam (22 July 2016). "William Gaines, Prizewinning Investigative Reporter, Dies at 82". The New York Times. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  2. ^ "William Gaines, former Tribune investigative reporter, dies at 82".