Gerald Ensley

Gerald Ensley (Aug. 16, 1951 – 16 February 2018 ) was a newspaper reporter and columnist for the Tallahassee Democrat as well as an author. He appeared on WFSU's show Perspectives.

He was born on an Air Force base in Nagoya, Japan. His father was an Air Force master sergeant and then worked for the federal civil service. His mother was a civil service clerk typist who became a procurement supervisor in the federal government. He graduated from Satellite Beach High School in 1969. He wrote up detailed instructions for his funeral. The Desert Sun published photos of him "through the years".

In 2022, Florida State University established an endowed developing writer award named in his honor. Johnny Bell was the inaugural recipient.

Publishings From The Sidelines, The Best of Bill McGrotha (1993), editor Tallahassee Democrat, 100 Years (2005) We Found Paradise': Gerald Ensley on the History and Eccentricities of His Beloved Tallahassee, a collection of his articles (2018)