Terence Smith (journalist)

Terence Smith is an American journalist who worked as a special correspondent at The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, worked for The New York Times, and CBS News. Smith has been a guest host for The Diane Rehm Show, and contributes to The Huffington Post. At CBS, Smith won two Emmy Awards, in 1990 for his coverage of Hurricane Hugo, and in 1989 for his coverage of people who live near nuclear power plants. He retired from PBS NewsHour in 2006.[1] He has strong environmental interests and served on the Advisory Board of the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center[2] and Chairs the Board of the Maryland Chesapeake Bay Trust of the State of Maryland.[3]

Terence Smith
Terence Smith on PBS NewsHour in 2017
Born
Terence F. Smith

1938
New York City, New York, U.S.
OccupationJournalist
Years active1965–present
Spouse(s)Susanne Stout
Childrentwo
Parent(s)Walter Wellesley (Red) Smith, sportswriter

Smith was born to sportswriter Red Smith,[4] and later earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Notre Dame in 1960.[5]

Smith is married and has two grown children and three grandchildren. He lives in the Eastport neighborhood in Annapolis, Maryland, on the shore of the Chesapeake Bay.[6]

References
  1. About Terence Smith
  2. Minutes of the Board of Regents, September 17, 2007. APPENDIX A, APPROVED RESOLUTIONS, Smithsonian Institution
  3. Organizational structure of the Maryland Chesapeake Bay Trust
  4. "SPORTS PEOPLE; Red Smith Honor". New York Times. 1988-03-23. Archived from the original on 2012-07-16.
  5. 1960 Notre Dame Dome Yearbook, page 345
  6. Terence Smith website retrieved August 12, 2012

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