Sandy Hume

Alexander Britton Hume Jr. (September 2, 1969 – February 23, 1998), known as Sandy Hume, was an American journalist. He worked for The Hill newspaper in Washington, D.C. He was the son of Brit Hume (former Fox News Channel managing editor) and

Career Born and raised in the Washington, D.C. area, Hume attended Middlebury College in Vermont, lettered in varsity lacrosse for the Panthers, and graduated nowrap|with honors.

Death

Hume died by suicide in his apartment in Arlington, Virginia. In the months before his death Hume, an alcoholic, began drinking again. The night before he died he was jailed for drunk driving and tried to hang himself in the U.S. Park Police jail cell. He was evaluated at a psychiatric facility and released. He went home and killed himself with a hunting rifle after leaving a lengthy note expressing shame at the previous night's events. He was buried at Oak Hill Cemetery in Washington, D.C.

Sandy Hume Memorial Award The National Press Club honors Hume's memory with the Sandy Hume Memorial Award for Excellence in Political Journalism, awarded annually.