Richard David Story
American magazine editor
About Richard David Story
Lived 1953 – 2021 (aged 67–68). Richard David Story was an American magazine editor.
Richard David Story (1952 – 5 March 2021) was an American journalist and magazine editor who was the editor-in-chief of Departures from 2000 to 2017.
Early life and education Story was born in Oklahoma City and was educated at Northwest Classen High School. From 1983 to 1987, he was an entertainment reporter at USA Today. In 2014, he wrote The World of Departures, a retrospective published with Assouline to mark the magazine's 25th anniversary. After leaving Departures in 2017, he wrote for Town & Country and contributed a travel column to Air Mail.
Story was inducted into the Oklahoma Journalism Hall of Fame in 1989.
Personal life At Esquire, Story met Jennifer Crandall, who became his wife. They had a son, Zachary. He died in New York City on 5 March 2021, aged 68.
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American magazine editor
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Richard David Story was born in 1953 in Oklahoma City.
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Richard David Story died on 5 March 2021 in New York City.
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Richard David Story was a magazine editor.
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