George E. Curry

George Edward Curry (February 23, 1947 – August 20, 2016) was an American journalist. Curry was considered the "dean of black press columnists", and his weekly commentaries enjoyed wide syndication. He died of heart failure on August 20, 2016.

Early life George E. Curry was born February 23, 1947, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, to Martha Brownlee and Homer Lee Curry. His mother was a domestic worker and his father was a mechanic. George Curry attended Druid High School. After graduating high school, he attended Knoxville College in Tennessee. He was the quarterback and co-captain of the football team, served on the school board of trustees, and served as the editor of the school paper for the sport section. He delivered the George E. Kent Lecture, an annual speech. He was invited by the Organization of Black Students. Curry was the founding director of the St. Louis Minority Journalism Workshop and of the Washington Association of Black Journalists. He was a trustee on many boards, including: Knoxville College, the Kemba N. Smith Foundation, St. Paul Saturdays, and Young D.C.

Recognition George E. Curry appeared on the following television shows: PBS, CBS Evening News, ABC's World News Tonight, NBC's The Today Show, 20/20, Good Morning America, CNN, C-Span, BET, Fox Network News, MSNBC and ESPN. He traveled across the world to places such as: Rome (with the Rev. Jessie Jackson to see Pope John Paul II), Germany, Egypt, England, France, Cuba, Ghana, Nigeria, Mexico, Canada, and Italy. Curry is listed in Who's Who in America, Who's Who Among Black Americans, and Outstanding Young Men of America.

Awards Named Journalist of the Year by the Washington Association of Black Journalists, 1995 National Urban Coalition award, 1982 "Excellence in Journalism" from Greater St. Louis Association of Black Journalists, 1982 Journalist of the Year by the National Association of Black Journalists, 2003 Doctor of Humane Letters degree from Kentucky State University Honorary Doctorate from Lane College Missouri Honor Medal for Distinguished Service in Journalism from the University of Missouri (highest honor the School of Journalism gives out)