Robert Boyd (journalist), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American journalist
Date of Birth: 28-Jan-1928
Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Date of Death: 20-Sep-2019
Profession: journalist
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius 
About Robert Boyd (journalist)
- Robert Skinner Boyd (January 11, 1928 – September 20, 2019) was an American journalist who spent most of his career working for the Knight Newspaper Group, spending two decades as the group's Washington bureau chief.
- He and Clark Hoyt won a Pulitzer Prize in 1973 for uncovering the fact that Senator Thomas Eagleton, George McGovern's choice for vice president, had had severe psychiatric problems and undergone three shock treatments.
- Instead of publishing their scoop, they disclosed their findings to McGovern's top advisor, and Eagleton withdrew as the Democratic nominee.
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