E. R. Shipp
- January 4, 2024
- Journalist
Quick Facts
| Full Name | E. R. Shipp |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Date Of Birth | Jun 6, 1955(1955-06-06) |
| Age | 69 |
| Birthplace | Georgia |
| Country | Georgia |
| Horoscope | Gemini |
E. R. Shipp Biography
| Name | E. R. Shipp |
| Birthday | Jun 6 |
| Birth Year | 1955 |
| Place Of Birth | Georgia |
| Birth Country | Georgia |
| Birth Sign | Gemini |
E. R. Shipp is one of the most popular and richest Journalist who was born on June 6, 1955 in Georgia, Georgia. Pulitzer prize-winning journalist known for her insight into race and other social issues. She won the award in 1996 for Commentary.
She covered the O.J. Simpson murder trial for the New York Daily News.
Shipp was born the oldest of six children to an extremely poor African- American family in Conyers, Georgia. The “E. R.” stands for “a good southern name” that she hasn’t “grown into” yet. Except for a brief stay in public housing, they lacked indoor plumbing and were forced to bring in buckets of water multiple times per day. Shipp attended the J. P. Carr School until 1968, when she transferred to Rockdale County High School, where she was one of the first black students, and graduated in 1972. It was expected that she would work in a factory upon graduation, but teachers pushed her to seek scholarships. She thought journalism “sounded a hell of a lot more interesting and easier than working in a factory” and began working as a home economics correspondent for a local newspaper while still in high school.
Shipp graduated from Georgia State University in 1976 with a BA in journalism and interned at the Atlanta Journal. She moved to New York City and graduated from Columbia University with an MS in journalism in 1979 and a JD in 1980.
She had five younger siblings.
E. R. Shipp Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Journalist |
| House | Living in own house. |
E. R. Shipp is one of the richest Journalist from Georgia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, E. R. Shipp 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
She interned at the Atlanta Journal after obtaining her BA in Journalism from Georgia State University in 1976.
She covered the 2000 presidential election for the Washington Post.
Etheleen Renee “E. R.” Shipp (born June 6, 1955) is an American journalist and columnist. As a columnist for the New York Daily News, she was awarded the 1996 Pulitzer Prize for Commentary for “her penetrating columns on race, welfare and other social issues.”
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In 2005, Shipp left Columbia and became the Lawrence Stessin Distinguished Professor of Journalism at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York.
Facts & Trivia
E. Ranked on the list of most popular Journalist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Georgia. E. R. Shipp celebrates birthday on June 6 of every year.
In 2012, Shipp was named as “Journo in Residence” at Morgan State University in Baltimore.