Amy Dickinson
| Amy Dickinson | |
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 Dickinson in Chicago (2008) |
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| Born | 6 November 1959 Freeville, New York US |
| Occupation | Author journalist |
| Years active | 1980-present |
| Children | Emily Mason |
Amy Dickinson (born 6 November 1959 in Freeville, New York)[1]) is an American newspaper columnist who writes the syndicated advice column, Ask Amy.
Dickinson has appeared as a social commentator on ABC's Good Morning America.
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[edit] Biography
Dickinson was born and raised on a small dairy farm in Freeville, New York. She graduated from Georgetown University. She married a CBS News correspondent, Anthony Mason, in 1986. They moved to London in 1987. A daughter, Emily, was born there in 1988. The couple divorced in 1990.
Dickinson married Bruno Schickel, a builder from Dryden, New York, on 16 August 2008.[2]
[edit] Career
Dickinson has worked as a producer for NBC News. Her articles have appeared in such publications as The Washington Post, Esquire, and O. She wrote a column on family issues for Time, and produced a weekly column for AOL's News channels, drawing on her experiences as a single parent and member of a large, extended family.
Dickinson succeeds the late Ann Landers (Esther Pauline "Eppie" Lederer) as the Chicago Tribune's signature advice columnist.[3] Tribune Media Services syndicates Ask Amy to newspapers around the world.
Dickinson is a frequent panelist on the radio game show Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! that is distributed by National Public Radio, and is a regular featured guest on Talk of the Nation.
On 9 February 2009, Dickinson's memoir, The Mighty Queens of Freeville: A Mother, a Daughter, and the Town That Raised Them, was released by Hyperion Books. It reached The New York Times bestseller list in two weeks, debuting at number 16.
[edit] References
- ^ "Dickinson, Amy". Current Biography. April 2004. http://www.hwwilson.ie/currentbio/cover_bios/cover_bio_4_04.cfm.
- ^ "Amy Dickinson and Bruno Schickel". New York Times. 19 August 2008. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/31/fashion/weddings/31vows.html?sq=Amy%20Dickinson%20wedding&st=cse&adxnnl=1&scp=1&adxnnlx=1312211890-5xFiiu1BkUAIjidXO8KPkQ.
- ^ "'Ann Landers' May Write Again". New York Times. 2 February 2003. http://www.nytimes.com/2003/02/02/style/ann-landers-may-write-again.html?ref=annlanders.
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Amy Dickinson |
- Amy Dickinson, Tribune Media Services
- Amy Dickinson, NPR
- "Giving Advice" Inner Compass TV interview with Amy Dickinson, January 2009
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/02/02/style/ann-landers-may-write-again.html?ref=annlanders
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