Larry DuPraz

Who was Larry DuPraz?

Larry DuPraz was the long-time production supervisor of The Daily Princetonian and Princeton University's unofficial "professor of journalism." From 1946 until 1987, DuPraz oversaw production of Princeton's independent student daily newspaper. DuPraz supervised publishing using technology ranging from hot lead type to modern desktop publishing. In this position, DuPraz ran what many alumni and journalists refer to as the "Larry DuPraz School of Journalism," an unofficial academy through which he educated and influenced some of the most important names in American journalism, including:

Joel Achenbach '82, writer for The Washington Post and author of the Post's Achenblog.

Peter D. Bunzel '49, op-ed page editor, Los Angeles Times.

Robert Caro '57, Pulitzer Prize-winning non-fiction writer.

Frank Deford '61, writer for Sports Illustrated and broadcaster on U.S. radio and television.

Barton Gellman '82, editor at The Washington Post and Pulitzer Prize-winner.

Donald Kirk '59, national correspondent, Chicago Tribune.

Don Oberdorfer '52, former writer for the Washington Post. Now a professor at Johns Hopkins University.

James Ridgeway '59, editor and writer, New Republic and Village Voice.