Pye Chamberlayne
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Pye Chamberlayne was a U.S. radio journalist who spent most of his career with UPI Audio, later known as the UPI Radio Network.
Born in Fredericksburg, Va. and raised in Richmond and New York City, Edward P. Chamberlayne, Jr., learned French in Paris while his father was news editor of the French edition of the New York Herald Tribune
. He received a B.A. degree from the University of Virginia
in 1960. After two years with Agence France-Presse
and a summer with the Associated Press
, he joined the audio service of United Press International
in New York. Transferred quickly to Washington, he covered first the White House and then the U.S. Congress and American politics and retired in 1999. He was a subject of The Boys on the Bus
, Timothy Crouse
's account of press coverage of the 1972 U.S. presidential campaign. He lived in Alexandria, Virginia
from late 1960's until he retired from UPI in 1999. In retirement, he moved to Calmes Neck (near Boyce, VA). In 2006, he died at his home in Calmes Neck of a heart attack.
Born in Fredericksburg, Va. and raised in Richmond and New York City, Edward P. Chamberlayne, Jr., learned French in Paris while his father was news editor of the French edition of the New York Herald Tribune
New York Herald Tribune
The New York Herald Tribune was a daily newspaper created in 1924 when the New York Tribune acquired the New York Herald.Other predecessors, which had earlier merged into the New York Tribune, included the original The New Yorker newsweekly , and the Whig Party's Log Cabin.The paper was home to...
. He received a B.A. degree from the University of Virginia
University of Virginia
The University of Virginia is a public research university located in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, founded by Thomas Jefferson...
in 1960. After two years with Agence France-Presse
Agence France-Presse
Agence France-Presse is a French news agency, the oldest one in the world, and one of the three largest with Associated Press and Reuters. It is also the largest French news agency. Currently, its CEO is Emmanuel Hoog and its news director Philippe Massonnet...
and a summer with the Associated Press
Associated Press
The Associated Press is an American news agency. The AP is a cooperative owned by its contributing newspapers, radio and television stations in the United States, which both contribute stories to the AP and use material written by its staff journalists...
, he joined the audio service of United Press International
United Press International
United Press International is a once-major international news agency, whose newswires, photo, news film and audio services provided news material to thousands of newspapers, magazines and radio and television stations for most of the twentieth century...
in New York. Transferred quickly to Washington, he covered first the White House and then the U.S. Congress and American politics and retired in 1999. He was a subject of The Boys on the Bus
The Boys on the Bus
The Boys on the Bus is author Timothy Crouse's seminal non-fiction book detailing life on the road for reporters covering the 1972 United States presidential campaign....
, Timothy Crouse
Timothy Crouse
-Family:Timothy Crouse's affinity for campaign reporters and the theater took root thanks to his father, Russel Crouse, who was a career newspaperman and playwright. "The stories he told me of his newspaper days—especially traveling around the country with prankish sports teams—had a fatal tinge of...
's account of press coverage of the 1972 U.S. presidential campaign. He lived in Alexandria, Virginia
Alexandria, Virginia
Alexandria is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of 2009, the city had a total population of 139,966. Located along the Western bank of the Potomac River, Alexandria is approximately six miles south of downtown Washington, D.C.Like the rest of northern Virginia, as well as...
from late 1960's until he retired from UPI in 1999. In retirement, he moved to Calmes Neck (near Boyce, VA). In 2006, he died at his home in Calmes Neck of a heart attack.
Obituaries
- United Press International
- NPR
- MSNBC
- Washington Post
- Boston Globe
- San Diego Union-Tribune
- Washington Times
- WTOP FM
- Radio Ink
- Society of Professional Journalists
- News Daily
- Media Life Magazine
- UVA Magazine
- Life in Legacy
Photos
- Downholders (ex-Unipresser website): Pye Chamberlayne, UPI Radio's veteran Senate and political reporter, on floor of 1984 Democratic Convention in San Francisco
- Downholders (ex-Unipresser website): UPI Audio 1982 election night staff in Washington bureau. Left-to-right: Bill Small, Pye Chamberlayne, Bob Hoenig, Rob Navias and Tom Foty
External links
- personal website
- Clarke Times-Courier: "Locals may replace out-of-town tax assessors" by Pye Chamberlayne, dated February 1, 2006
- Living on Earth google results of show transcripts
- Downholders (ex-Unipresser website): End of UPI Radio in 1999