Editing Clarence Page

{{Short description|American journalist (born 1947)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Clarence Page
| image = Clarence Page 2007 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Page in 2007
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1947|06|02}}
| birth_place = [[Dayton, Ohio]], U.S.
| education = [[Ohio University]]
| occupation = Journalist
| spouse = [[Leanita McClain]] (divorced)<br />Lisa Johnson (1987–present)
| credits = ''[[Chicago Tribune]]''<br>''[[The Cincinnati Enquirer]]''<br>''[[The Middletown Journal]]''
}}

'''Clarence Page''' (born June 2, 1947) is an American [[journalist]], syndicated [[columnist]],<ref name="tca">{{cite web |title=Clarence Page articles |url=https://tribunecontentagency.com/premium-content/opinion/liberal/clarence-page/ |website=Tribune Content Agency |accessdate=9 October 2018}}</ref> and senior member of the ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' [[editorial board]].<ref>{{cite news | title=The Chicago Tribune Editorial Board | url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chi-editorialboard,0,3279387.special | work=The Chicago Tribune | year=2008 | accessdate=2008-12-12}}</ref>

==Early years==
Page was born in [[Dayton, Ohio]], and attended [[Middletown High School (Ohio)|Middletown High School]] in [[Middletown, Ohio|Middletown]] where he worked on the school's bi-weekly newspaper. After graduating in 1965, he worked freelance as a writer and photographer for ''[[The Middletown Journal]]'' and ''[[The Cincinnati Enquirer]]'', while he earned his [[Bachelor of Science]] degree in [[journalism]] from [[Ohio University]].<ref name=bio>{{cite news | author=Clarence Page | title=Clarence Page Bio | url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/chi-clarencepage,0,3614106,bio.columnist | work=The Chicago Tribune | year=2008 | accessdate=2008-12-12}}</ref>

==Career==
After his graduation from university in 1969, Page took a position with ''The Chicago Tribune'', and was drafted into the military after only six months with the paper. He found himself assigned as an Army journalist with the 212th Artillery Group at [[Fort Lewis (Washington)|Fort Lewis]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]], when his obligation ended and he made his way back to the ''Tribune'' in 1971.<ref name=bio/>

Page was a frequent panelist on ''[[The McLaughlin Group]]'', a regular contributor of essays to ''The [[PBS NewsHour]]'', host of several documentaries on the [[Public Broadcasting Service]], and is an occasional commentator on [[National Public Radio]]'s ''[[Weekend Edition|Weekend Edition Sunday]]''. Page often appears as a political analyst on the ''[[Hardball with Chris Matthews]]''<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.tmsfeatures.com/bio/clarence-page/ |title=www.tmsfeatures.com >> Clarence Page - Clarence Page |access-date=2015-04-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150413012501/http://www.tmsfeatures.com/bio/clarence-page/ |archive-date=2015-04-13 |url-status=dead }}</ref> on [[MSNBC]]. He also appeared in the 1993 film ''[[Rising Sun (1993 film)|Rising Sun]]'', playing himself as a [[talk show]] panel member. Page's achievements came despite an undiagnosed case of [[ADHD predominantly inattentive|ADD]], the effects of which he recounts in a chapter in ''Positively ADD''.<ref>{{cite book | last=Corman | first=Catherine A. | author2=Hallowell, Edward M. | title=Positively ADD: Real Success Stories to Inspire Your Dreams | pages=[https://archive.org/details/positivelyaddrea00corm/page/90 90–97] | location=New York | publisher=Walker | year=2006 | isbn=0-8027-8071-7 | url=https://archive.org/details/positivelyaddrea00corm/page/90 }}</ref>

Clarence Page wrote an editorial piece about [[Richard M. Daley|"Richie" Daley]] and his achievements as mayor of Chicago.<ref>Page, Clarence. [https://www.chicagotribune.com/2010/09/08/a-mayor-who-showed-his-love/ "A mayor who showed his love,"] ''Chicago Tribune'' (Sept. 8, 2010).</ref>

==Personal life==
Page was married to and later divorced from [[Leanita McClain]], a ''Tribune'' columnist who also focused on race. In 1987 Page married Lisa Johnson with whom he has one son, Grady Jonathan.<ref name=bio/>

==Honors and awards==
Page has received ''honoris causa'' doctorates from [[Columbia College Chicago]], [[Lake Forest College]], and [[Nazareth College (New York)|Nazareth College]] in [[Rochester, New York]].
* 1972 ''Pulitzer Prize'' for a Chicago Tribune Task Force series on voter fraud
* 1976 ''Edward Scott Beck Award'' for overseas reporting on the changing politics of Southern Africa
* 1980 ''Illinois UPI Award'' for community service for ''The Black Tax''
* 1987 [[American Civil Liberties Union]] ''James P. McGuire Award'' for columns on constitutional rights
* 1989 [[Pulitzer Prize for Commentary]]

==Bibliography==
* {{cite book | last=Page | first=Clarence | title=Showing My Color: Impolite Essays on Race and Identity | location=New York | publisher=HarperCollins | year=1996 | isbn=0-06-017256-8 | url-access=registration | url=https://archive.org/details/showingmycolorim00page }}
* {{cite book | last=Page | first=Clarence | title=A Bridge to the New Media Century | location=Ithaca, NY | publisher=Ithaca College | year=2000 | oclc=55010879}}

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ Clarence Page's columns in the ''Chicago Tribune''] includes archive and biography
* {{C-SPAN|19609}}
* {{IMDb name|656136}}
* [https://www.pbs.org/newshour/essays/clarence_page.html The Online NewsHour, Clarence Page Essays]

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