Ken Fuson

Ken Fuson
Born(1956-06-23)June 23, 1956
DiedJanuary 3, 2020(2020-01-03) (aged 63)
Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Missouri
OccupationJournalist

Ken Fuson (June 23, 1956 – January 3, 2020) was an American journalist for The Baltimore Sun and The Des Moines Register.

Life

Fuson was born in 1956 and he grew up in Granger, Iowa. He dropped out of the University of Missouri and became a journalist.

Fuson began his career at the Columbia Daily Tribune. He worked for The Des Moines Register from 1981 to 1995, The Baltimore Sun from 1995 to 1999, and The Des Moines Register once again from 1999 to 2008. Over the course of his career, Fuson won "more than 40 national and state writing awards", including one from the American Society of News Editors.

Fuson died of liver failure on January 3, 2020, in Omaha, Nebraska, at age 63.

References

  1. 1 2 Gartner, Michael (January 3, 2020). "Ken Fuson — 1956-2020". Cityview. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Finney, Daniel P. (January 3, 2020). "'An extraordinarily gifted storyteller': Former Register writer Ken Fuson dies at 63". Des Moines Register. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Belt, Deb (January 3, 2020). "Ken Fuson, Award-Winning Former Baltimore Sun Writer, Dies At 63". Patch. Retrieved January 4, 2020.