Gary Webb

Quick Facts

Full Name	Gary Webb
Occupation	Journalist
Date Of Birth	Aug 31, 1955(1955-08-31)
Age	69
Date Of Death	2004-12-10
Birthplace	Corona
Country	United States
Birth City	California
Horoscope	Leo

Gary Webb Biography

Gary Webb is one of the most popular and richest Journalist who was born on August 31, 1955 in Corona, California, United States. In 1998, his Dark Alliance series of investigative pieces in 1998 caused controversy, which ultimately cost him his job.

Jeremy Renner was cast to portray him in a film based on his reporting entitled Kill the Messenger. was selected to play him in the film based on his account called Kill the Messenger.

Gary Stephen Webb (August 31, 1955 – December 10, 2004) was an American investigative journalist.

Webb first began writing on the student newspaper at his college in Indianapolis. After transferring to Northern Kentucky, he entered its journalism program and wrote for the school paper, The Northerner. Although he attended Northern Kentucky for four years, he did not finish his degree. Instead, he found work in 1978 as a reporter at the Kentucky Post, a local paper affiliated with the larger Cincinnati Post. In 1979, Webb married Susan Bell; the couple eventually had three children.

The father was born in Corona, California to a military family.

Gary Webb Net Worth

Gary Webb is one of the richest Journalist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Gary Webb 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Through a number of highly-criticized pieces and later in a book he compared the CIA in a series of highly-criticized articles, as well as The Nicaraguan Contras, and cocaine that was sold in the streets.

The newspaper he worked for was the San Jose Mercury News, was able to retract the story. Webb committed suicide in the year 2004 However, many of his more significant discoveries proved to be true.

California senators Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein also took note and wrote to CIA director John Deutch and Attorney General Janet Reno, asking for investigations into the articles. Maxine Waters, the Representative for California’s 35th district, which includes South-Central Los Angeles, was also outraged by the articles and became one of Webb’s strongest supporters. Waters urged the CIA, the Department of Justice, and the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence to investigate.

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Who is Gary Webb Dating?

According to our records, Gary Webb married to Sue Webb. As of December 1, 2023, Gary Webb’s is not dating anyone.

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In 1988, Webb was recruited by the San Jose Mercury News, which was looking for an investigative reporter. He was assigned to its Sacramento bureau, where he was allowed to choose most of his own stories. As part of The Mercury News team that covered the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, Webb and his colleague Pete Carey wrote a story examining the reasons for the collapse of the Cypress Street Viaduct. The Mercury News coverage of the earthquake won its staff the Pulitzer Prize for General News Reporting in 1990.

Facts & Trivia

Gary Ranked on the list of most popular Journalist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Gary Webb celebrates birthday on August 31 of every year.

After the series’ publication, the Northern California branch of the national Society of Professional Journalists had voted Webb “Journalist of the Year” for 1996. Despite the controversy that soon overtook the series, and the request of one board member to reconsider, the branch’s board went ahead with the award in November.

Top Facts about Gary Webb

1. Gary Webb was an American investigative journalist born in 1955.
2. He won a Pulitzer Prize for his reporting on the crack cocaine epidemic.
3. Webb’s “Dark Alliance” series linked CIA to drug trafficking.
4. The mainstream media criticized and discredited his work.
5. Webb faced personal and professional struggles after the backlash.
6. He died by suicide in 2004 at age 49.
7. His work inspired renewed interest in government accountability and transparency.
8. A movie, “Kill the Messenger,” was made about his life and work.
9. Webb’s legacy continues to influence journalism and activism today.
10. His reporting shed light on systemic issues of power and corruption in America