Ken Fuson Explained

Ken Fuson
Birth Date:23 June 1956
Death Place:Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
Education:University of Missouri
Occupation:Journalist

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.[1] [2] [3] He dropped out of the University of Missouri and became a journalist.[2] [3]

Fuson began his career at the Columbia Daily Tribune.[2] [3] 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.[2] [3] 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.[3]

Fuson died of liver failure on January 3, 2020, in Omaha, Nebraska, at age 63.[1] [2] [3]

Notes and References

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