Robert Enstad (September 11, 1938 – January 29, 2020) was an American journalist who covered the Chicago Seven trial.
Robert Enstad | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 11, 1938 Pine City, Minnesota, United States |
| Died | January 29, 2020 aged 81) Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States |
| Occupation(s) | Reporter and editor |
| Notable work | Covering the Chicago Seven trial |
Early life
editEnstad was born on September 11, 1938, in Pine City, Minnesota, to Carl and Austred Enstad, and was raised in River Falls, Wisconsin.[1]
While in high school, he attended the 1956 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, which ultimately led him to pursue a career in journalism. He earned a bachelor's degree in journalism from Indiana University in 1961.
Career
editEnstad joined the Tribune in July 1961 as a neighborhood news reporter. From 1964 to 1967, he covered criminal courts. He then covered the federal building, where he covered the Chicago Seven trial, an assignment that lasted five months.[2] He won the Peter Lisagor Award in 1983. He retired in 1998.
Death and legacy
editJanuary 29, 2020, at the age of 81, Enstad died due to complications from Parkinson's disease. He died at Aurora Medical Center in Kenosha, Wisconsin.[3] Through his estate, he left a legacy gift to a scholarship fund at his alma mater, University of Wisconsin–River Falls.[4]
Personal life
editEnstad had a passion for cars and drove a Rolls-Royce and a Bentley. Over his life, he also owned numerous sailboats and moored them in Kenosha.[5]
References
edit- ^ https://wnanews.com/2020/02/07/river-falls-chicago-tribune-robert-enstad-obituary/
- ^ He covered the trial of the Chicago Seven after the 1968 riots at the Democratic Convention, an assignment that lasted five months.
- ^ https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/a-life-remembered-bob-enstad/article_bd712690-5a1b-5e7c-95ca-06c9760c2b1f.html
- ^ https://lists.uwrf.edu/SCRIPTS/WA.EXE?A3=2103A&L=FALCONDAILY&E=base64&P=928835&B=--_000_870C555A21D5421780E578A3DFF0B529uwrfedu_&T=text%2Fplain;%20charset=utf-8&header=1
- ^ "Robert Enstad, Tribune reporter who covered Chicago 7 trial, dies at 81". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on March 28, 2023.