Martin Arnold (journalist) explained

Martin Arnold (May 14, 1929, New York City – June 4, 2013 Manhattan) was an American journalist who spent nearly four decades at The New York Times.

In 1968, Arnold received the George Polk Award for Political Reporting.[1]

Arnold's positions at the Times included:

Arnold died on June 4, 2013, at his home in Manhattan from complications of Parkinson's disease. He was 84.[2]

Early life

Arnold was born Martin Katske to Arnold and Evelyn Katske, and raised on Long Island. When his father died, his mother changed their surname to Arnold. He earned a bachelor's degree from what was then Adelphi College in Garden City.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.brooklyn.liu.edu/polk/prev/prev60.html The George Polk Awards for Journalism
  2. https://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/06/nyregion/martin-arnold-former-journalist-at-new-york-times-dies-at-84.html?_r=0 Martin Arnold, Former Times Journalist, Dies at 84