Michael Vitez

Born:	April 11, 1957 Washington, D.C., USA
Occupation:	Journalist, author, columnist
Spouse:	Maureen Fitzgerald
Children:	3 children

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Vitez has written for the Philadelphia Inquirer since 1985 and is known for his human-interest stories. In 1997, Vitez, along with Inquirer photographers April Saul and Ron Cortes, was awarded the Puitzer Prize in Explanatory Journalism for a series of articles he wrote on end-of-life care, telling the stories of terminally-ill patients who wished to die with dignity [1]. The Philadelphia Inquirer is one of a two Knight Ridder newspaper duopoly daily for the Philadelphia area. ...

Biography

Vitez was born on April 11, 1957, in Washington DC and grew up in northern Virginia. After graduating from the University of Virginia in 1979, Vitez found positions at a series of middle-sized newspapers, including the Virginian-Pilot/Ledger Star, the Washington Star, and the Hartford Courant before being offered and accepting a position at the Inquirer in 1985 [2]. April 11 is the 101st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (102nd in leap years). ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Flag Seal Nickname: DC, The District Motto: Justitia Omnibus (Justice for All) Location Location of Washington, D.C., with regard to the surrounding states of Maryland and Virginia. ... Official language(s) English Capital Richmond Largest city Virginia Beach Area  Ranked 35th  - Total 42,793 sq mi (110,862 km²)  - Width 200 miles (320 km)  - Length 430 miles (690 km)  - % water 7. ... The University of Virginia (also called U.Va. ...

In Philadelphia, Vitez has had a long career as a general-assignment features writer. After completing a year as a Journalism Fellow at the University of Michigan in 1994/1995, Vitez began to focus on aging, which persisted after his 1997 Pulitzer Prize win. He has written extensively on the murder-rate in Philadelphia, gun control, along with softer, more community-orientated pieces [2]. As a result of the work he did which lead to his Pulitzer Prize win, Vitez wrote Final Choices, a book focusing on individuals in pursuit of a noble death that was published in January 1998. In November of 2006, Vitez published 'Rocky Stories,' which was a collection of stories about people who came to Philadelphia to run the famous steps at the Philadelphia Art Museum. The book, which featured glossy, color photos by Inquirer photographer and fellow Pulitzer Prize-winner Tom Gralish, features an introduction by the star of the Rocky movies, Sylvester Stallone. The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (UM or U of M) is a coeducational public research university in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Nickname: City of Brotherly Love, Philly, the Cradle of Liberty, the City That Loves You Back, the Quaker City, The Birthplace of America Motto: Philadelphia maneto - Let brotherly love continue Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Philadelphia Founded October 27, 1682 Incorporated October 25, 1701  - Mayor... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Gun politics. ... The Philadelphia Museum of Art, located at the west end of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphias Fairmount Park, was founded in 1876 in conjunction with the Centennial Exposition of the same year and is now among the largest and most important art museums in the United States. ... Rocky is a 1976 film written by and starring Sylvester Stallone and directed by John G. Avildsen. ... Sylvester Stallone (born July 6, 1946) is an American Academy Award-nominated actor, director, producer and screenwriter. ...

In 1997, Vitez said of his interests that he tries "to celebrate ordinary people around us by showing how ordinary people sometimes do extraordinary things" [2].

Sources

[1] Michael Vitez at the Philadelphia Inquirer [1]

[2] Michael Vitez Biography for the Pulitzer Prize committee [2]

External Links

'Rocky Stories' book page http://www.pauldrybooks.com/complete_catalog/rocky_stories/index.htm

1997 Pulitzer Prize Winning Report [3]

Michael Vitez on Terri Schiavo http://terrischiavosaga.blogspot.com/ Theresa Marie Terri Schiavo (December 3, 1963 – March 31, 2005), from St. ...