Gordon F. Joseloff (May 13, 1945 – November 9, 2020)[3] was an American Emmy Award-winning journalist and First Selectman of Westport, Connecticut. A former foreign correspondent for CBS News and United Press International, he was also the founding editor and publisher of WestportNow, a local news and information website he established in 2003.[4]
Gordon F. Joseloff | |
|---|---|
| First Selectman of Westport, Connecticut | |
| In office 2005–2013 | |
| Preceded by | Diane G. Farrell |
| Succeeded by | Jim Marpe |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 13, 1945 New York, New York, U.S. |
| Died | November 9, 2020 (aged 75) Westport, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic Party of Connecticut[1] |
| Education | McBurney School[2] Syracuse University |
| Awards | Emmy Award |
Joseloff was elected as First Selectman of Westport in 2005 with almost 60 percent of the vote[5] and re-elected in 2009 with almost 52 percent.[6] He earlier served 14 years on the Westport Representative Town Meeting (RTM), the town's legislative body, including 10 as its moderator, or president.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Westport Democratic Town Committee Working to Make Our CommunityBetter". Westportdemocrats.org. Retrieved 2013-09-28.
- ^ "Bruce Wasserstein’s Westport Connection", Westport Now, Thursday, October 15, 2009
- ^ "Gordon Joseloff, longtime CBS News journalist, dies at 75". www.msn.com. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
- ^ Jones, Zoe Christen (November 9, 2020). "Gordon Joseloff, longtime CBS News journalist, dies at 75". CBS News.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). www.westportct.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 November 2009. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Town of Westport, Connecticut - November 3 Election Results". www.westportct.gov. Archived from the original on 7 November 2009. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ 11/15 at 11:16 PM (2005-11-15). "Goodbye to the RTM - WestportNow.com - Westport, Connecticut". WestportNow.com. Retrieved 2013-09-28.
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External links
edit- Gordon's Journal (archived)
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