Lee Benson
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Lee Benson (born August 25, 1948)[1] is an American known for his long association with the Deseret News.[2][3] He began his career as a sports journalist and has covered at least nine Olympic Games for the paper, before moving on to emphasize general news and often covering Mormon issues.
Benson is a 1976 graduate of Brigham Young University. He has been sports editor of the Deseret News and as of the beginning of 2012 was a columnist for the news who wrote on metro-Salt Lake City issues.
Benson was born in Sandy, Utah.[1] His twin brother, Dee Benson, was a former chief judge for the United States District Court for the State of Utah.[2]
