Rick Bragg

Quick Facts

Full Name	Rick Bragg
Occupation	Memoirist
Date Of Birth	Jul 26, 1959(1959-07-26)
Age	65
Birthplace	Piedmont
Country	United States
Birth City	Alabama
Horoscope	Cancer

Rick Bragg Biography

Rick Bragg is one of the most popular and richest Memoirist who was born on July 26, 1959 in Piedmont, Alabama, United States. This Alabama-born writer, best known for his memoir All Over But the Shoutin is also well-known for his Pulitzer Prize-winning journalism at The New York Times.

He wrote I Am a Soldier Too: A He penned I Am a Soldier Too: The Jessica Lynch Story. Story.

Bragg worked at several newspapers before joining the New York Times in 1994. He covered murders and unrest in Haiti as a metro reporter, then wrote about the Oklahoma City bombing, the Jonesboro, Arkansas, killings, and the Susan Smith trial as a national correspondent based in Atlanta. He later became the paper’s Miami bureau chief prior to Elián González’s arrival and the international controversy surrounding the Cuban boy. Bragg won the Pulitzer Prize for his work.

Bragg won the 1996 Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing, citing “his elegantly written stories about contemporary America”. He has received more than 50 writing awards in 20 years, including the American Society of Newspaper Editors’ Distinguished Writing Award twice. In 1992, he was awarded a Nieman Fellowship at Harvard University.

He was raised in Possum Trot in Alabama and grew up primarily under the care of his mother.

Rick Bragg Net Worth

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

Before joining The New York Times staff, he was a journalist in several states. He covered major news stories such as the Oklahoma City Bombing or the trial of Before joining the staff of The New York Times, he worked as a journalist in a number of different states, covering such major news stories as the Oklahoma City Bombing and the trial of Susan Smith..

He was a twice-recipient of the American Society of Newspaper Editors’ Distinguished Writing Award and a recipient of a Nieman Fellowship in 1992.

Rick Bragg (born July 26, 1959) is an American journalist and writer known for non-fiction books, especially those about his family in Alabama. He won a Pulitzer Prize in 1996 recognizing his work at The New York Times.

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Who is Rick Bragg Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Rick Ranked on the list of most popular Memoirist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Rick Bragg celebrates birthday on July 26 of every year.

Top Facts about Rick Bragg

1. Rick Bragg is an American journalist and writer.
2. He won a Pulitzer Prize in 1996 recognizing his work at The New York Times.
3. Bragg was born in Piedmont, Alabama and grew up in the small town of Possum Trot.
4. Bragg worked at several newspapers before joining the New York Times in 1994 and his coverage was cited in the Pulitzer Prize he won.
5. Bragg has authored nine books.
6. On May 28, 2003, he resigned from the New York Times due to a story written by an uncredited stringer.
7. His book All Over But the Shoutin is about his childhood in Alabama and his struggles with his alcoholic father.
8. In 1996, he won the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing.
9. He has received over 50 writing awards in 20 years and was awarded a Nieman Fellowship at Harvard.
10. Bragg now works as a writing professor at the University of Alabama’s journalism program and writes a column for Southern Living.

What did Rick Bragg win a Pulitzer Prize for?

In 1996, he won the Pulitzer Prize for feature writing for his coverage of the Oklahoma City bombing. Bragg released his first book, “All Over But the Shoutin’,” to great acclaim in 1997.

Where is Rick Bragg today?

A cancer survivor, Bragg has been spending most of this year isolating at home in Alabama with his mother.

What does Rick Bragg do now?

Rick is now a bestselling author, a professor of journalism at the University of Alabama and writes a monthly column for Southern Living magazine. During their childhood, the older brother had to stand in and provide responsibility in the absence of their alcoholic father.

What was Rick Bragg's first book?

Bragg’s first book of what has turned out to be a family trilogy was “ All Over But the Shoutin’ ,” the story of his mother, who sacrificed much to raise three sons on her own near the northeast Alabama town of Jacksonville, in the foothills of the Appalachians.

What did Rick Bragg write?

Bragg has authored nine books: All Over But the Shoutin, Ava’s Man, The Prince of Frogtown, I Am a Soldier Too: The Jessica Lynch Story, the authorized biography of American POW Jessica Lynch, The Most They Ever Had, Jerry Lee Lewis: His Own Story, My Southern Journey, The Best Cook in the World: Tales From My Momma’s …