Steven C. Swett
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Steven C. Swett | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1934 (age 91–92) Hartford, Connecticut, USA |
| Education | B.A. |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Years active | 1956–present |
| Relatives | Thomas Welles |
| Awards | Gerald Loeb Award 1961 |
Steven Carton Swett (born 1934) is an American journalist and publisher who worked for various print publications and received a Gerald Loeb Award.
Swett was born in 1934 to Catharine (Carton) and Paul P. Swett Jr. in Hartford, Connecticut.[1][2] Through his mother, Swett is a descendant of Connecticut Colonial Governor Thomas Welles (1594–1660).[3]
Swett attended Milton Academy in Massachusetts.[2][4] As editor of The Orange and Blue, the school newspaper, Swett received an award in 1952 from The Boston Daily Globe for "best newspaper make-up".[4] He graduated in 1952.[5]
At Harvard University, Swett was a member of the Hasty Pudding Club and the Delphic Club.[2] He was elected to the Harvard Crimson news board in 1953, and served as sports editor before graduating magna cum laude in 1956.[6][7][8]
Career
After university, Swett worked briefly for The Baltimore Sun before entering the Army.[9]
In 1961, Swett was part of a team at The Wall Street Journal that received the Gerald Loeb Award for Newspapers.[10]
In the mid-1960s, Swett managed the Education Department at Time, Inc. and served as the education editor.[11][12]
Swett joined Scholastic Magazines Inc. in 1968 as the promotion director of the Junior-Senior High School Division.[13] In 1976, he was appointed publisher of the newly created educational periodicals division.[14]
Swett began writing for the Valley News in 1988 as a business and financial reporter.[15][16][17] He left the West Lebanon, New Hampshire, paper in 1993 to join an investment management firm.[18]