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Michael Jenkins Kernan, Jr. (April 29, 1927 – May 4, 2005) was an American author and journalist.〔 〕 ==Biography== Kernan was born in Utica, New York and grew up outside Clinton, New York. His father Michael J. Kernan (1884–1953) was an investment broker and New York State Senator.〔〔 (【引用サイトリンク】 New York: State Senate, 1930s )〕 His great-grandfather Francis Kernan (1816–1892) was a U.S. Senator (D-NY). Kernan graduated from Harvard University in 1949.〔 Kernan worked for the ''Watertown Daily Times'' from 1949 until 1953. From 1953 to 1966 he was an editor and reporter for the ''Redwood City Tribune'', a paper in California.〔 In 1967, Kernan began work at The ''Washington Post''. In 1969, he became one of the founding journalists of the new Post's Style section. He would remain at the Post in the Style section for the rest of his primary career, writing articles on a wide variety of subjects, including about his speech impediment of stuttering. Kernan's final story as a staff writer was on June 18, 1989.〔 Benjamin C. Bradlee, executive editor of The Post, described Kernan as a "poet in newspaperman's clothing." Mary Hadar, former editor of the Post's Style section, said "He was a glorious writer who could make anything interesting."〔 The Post published a special appreciation for Kernan.〔 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Michael Kernan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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