Ray Jenkins

Carrell Ray Jenkins (September 25, 1930 – October 24, 2019) was an American journalist, columnist, and newspaper editor. He was a member of the Columbus Ledger's reporting team that won the 1955 Pulitzer Prize for public service. He also served as a press assistant to President Jimmy Carter during 1979-80.

Early life and education Jenkins was born on September 25, 1930, in Sylvester, Georgia, US to a family whose primary mode of livelihood was agriculture-related. He received his school education from Camilla High School. He attended the University of Georgia to earn a bachelor's degree in journalism in 1951. He also received a law degree from the Faulkner University in Montgomery in 1977.

Career Jenkins started his career in 1951 by joining the Columbus Ledger newspaper. After covering the Phenix City Story and winning the Pulitzer Prize at the age of 24, he was promoted to the newspaper’s city editor. Later, he became the editorial page editor at the Alabama Journal in Montgomery and then at the Montgomery Advertiser.

Books Blind Vengeance: The Roy Moody Mail Bomb Murders, published by the University of Georgia Press in 1995

Awards and honors 1955 Pulitzer Prize as a member of the Columbus Ledger's reporting team 1965 Nieman Fellowship at Harvard University