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Linda Carter Brinson
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Linda Sue Carter
June 25, 1948 |
| Education | Madison-Mayodan High School |
| Alma mater | Wake Forest University (BA) University of North Carolina at Greensboro (MFA) |
| Occupation | writer, journalist, editor |
| Spouse(s) | Lloyd George Brinson Jr. |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) | James Pratt Carter (father) Nancy Elizabeth Martin (mother) |
Linda Carter Brinson (born June 25, 1948) is an American writer, journalist, and editor. She made history as the first woman to be an assistant national editor at The Baltimore Sun. She was also the first woman to lead the editorial page at the Winston-Salem Journal newspaper.
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Early Life and Learning
Linda Brinson was born on June 25, 1948. Her parents were James Pratt Carter and Nancy Elizabeth Martin. Her father was a military officer and also served as the mayor of Madison, North Carolina.
Linda grew up in the Baptist faith. She finished Madison-Mayodan High School in 1966. After high school, she studied journalism and English literature at Wake Forest University. She graduated from Wake Forest in 1969. While at Wake Forest, she worked as an editor for the student newspaper, Old Gold & Black. Later, in 1987, she earned a Master of Fine Arts degree in creative writing from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
A Career in Journalism
Linda Brinson has had a long and successful career in journalism. She worked as an editor for the opinion pages and as a book review editor for the Winston-Salem Journal. She also wrote for Wake Forest Magazine. In 1970, she interviewed Edward Reynolds for Wake Forest Magazine. He was the first African-American undergraduate student at Wake Forest University.
Working at Major Newspapers
After working in North Carolina, Linda moved to Maryland. There, she became an assistant national editor at The Baltimore Sun. She was the first woman to hold this important position at the newspaper. While working at The Baltimore Sun, she covered major news events. These included the resignation of U.S. Vice President Spiro Agnew. She also reported on the Watergate scandal and the resignation of U.S. President Richard Nixon.
Returning to North Carolina
In the late 1970s, Linda Brinson moved back to North Carolina. She worked as a reporter and writer for The Sentinel, a newspaper in Winston-Salem. After that paper closed in 1985, she started writing book reviews and feature stories for the Winston-Salem Journal. She was later chosen to be the first woman editorial page editor at the Journal.
Linda left the Winston-Salem Journal in 2008. She then started her own blog called Briar Patch Books. On her blog, she writes reviews of books. In 2013, she wrote for Baptist News Global. She has also reviewed books and written feature stories for the News & Record. As a freelance writer, she has contributed to Our State magazine. She also regularly writes for the opinion pages of the News & Record and The Virginian-Pilot. In 2018, Linda Brinson was honored by being added to the Wake Forest Writers Hall of Fame.
Teaching Journalism
Besides her writing and editing work, Linda Brinson has also taught journalism. She was a faculty member at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Hussman School of Journalism and Mass Communication. She also taught journalism classes at Wake Forest University.
Personal Life
Linda Brinson lives in Currituck, North Carolina. She is married to Lloyd George Brinson, Jr. They have two children: James Carter Brinson and Sam Brinson. Sam is a Naval Lieutenant Commander.
Linda Brinson has been involved in her community. She was a board member for the Salem College Center for Women Writers. Before she joined the Episcopal Church, she led the board of deacons at First Baptist Church of Madison. After joining the Episcopal Church, she became a member of St. Luke's Episcopal Mission and later All Saints Episcopal Church in Southern Shores.
