About William Roger Callahan
Lived 1931 – 2022 (aged 90). William Roger Callahan was a newspaper editor.
William Roger Callahan (November 7, 1931 – April 6, 2022) was a Canadian journalist and politician in Newfoundland. He represented Port au Port from 1966 to 1971 in the Newfoundland House of Assembly.
Callahan married Daphne Marie Ryan; the couple had six children.
In 2015, he received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Atlantic Journalism Awards.
Callahan was also the author of two books, Joseph Roberts Smallwood: Journalist, Premier, Newfoundland Patriot, and The Banting Enigma (both Flanker Press).
Callahan died on April 6, 2022, at the age of 90.
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Who was William Roger Callahan?
Canadian journalist and politician
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William Roger Callahan was born on 7 November 1931.
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William Roger Callahan died on 6 April 2022.
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William Roger Callahan was a newspaper editor.
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