Gene Weingarten

Journalist

Birthday October 2, 1951

Birth Sign Libra

Birthplace New York

Age 72 years old

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About

Journalist for The Washington Post who wrote the column Below the Beltway. He won two Pulitzer Prizes over the course of his distinguished career.

Before Fame

His first newspaper job was with the Albany Knickerbocker News, a now defunct afternoon daily.

Trivia

He won his second Pulitzer Prize for an article about parents who had accidentally killed their children by forgetting them in cars.

Family Life

He had two children: Molly and Dan.

Associated With

He hired Dave Barry to the Miami Herald.