Nate White

Nathaniel Ridgway White was an American journalist known for his business and financial reporting at The Christian Science Monitor. He received the second and third Gerald Loeb Awards for Newspapers, the most prestigious award for business journalism.

Early life White was born on March 10, 1910, in Ohio to John S. and Grace R. White.

He graduated with a bachelor's degree from Southwestern Presbyterian University in 1931.

Career

White joined the Falmouth Outlook in Falmouth, Kentucky, in 1932 and rose to the position of editor. In 1936, he shared third prize for Best Editorial in a Kentucky daily newspaper from the Kentucky Press Association.

He moved to Boston in 1937 to be a radio news writer for The Christian Science Monitor.

White served as a navy officer during World War II from 1942 to 1945. then returned to The Christian Science Monitor as the business and finance editor. and again in 1960 for a series titled "Horizons Unlimited: Freedom's Answers." He was a finalist for the 1961 Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting.

In 1958, he hosted and moderated American Issues, an 18-part television series of 15-minue debates on economic issues produced by WNET and distributed by National Educational Television.

White became the editor of the American Banker in 1962.

Religious activities

White became a Christian Scientist in 1927 and received his primary class instruction in 1932.

Personal life White was married to Mary Carolyn Lowndes White.

He died in Palm Beach, Florida on April 25, 1984.