- T. Rees Shapiro
- Reporter
T. Rees Shapiro is an English graduate of Virginia Tech. He got his start in journalism as a reporter for the college newspaper covering the April 16, 2007 shootings on campus.
A Middleburg, Va. native, he is an alumnus of Woodberry Forest School.
Wesley A. Brown, first black Naval Academy graduate, dies at 85
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Lockerbie bomber dies at 60
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Donna Summer, Queen of Disco, dies at age 63
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Horst Faas, combat photographer, dies
The Pulitzer-winner is remembered by Vietnam press corps colleague as “absolutely fearless.”
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