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Robert Enstad

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Robert Enstad
Born(1938-09-11)September 11, 1938
Pine City, Minnesota, United States
Died(2020-01-29)January 29, 2020 aged 81)
Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States
Occupation(s)Reporter and editor
Notable workCovering the Chicago Seven trial

Robert Enstad (September 11, 1938 – January 29, 2020) was an American journalist who covered the Chicago Seven trial.

Early life

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Enstad 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

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Enstad 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

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January 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

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Enstad 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

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  1. ^ https://wnanews.com/2020/02/07/river-falls-chicago-tribune-robert-enstad-obituary/
  2. ^ He covered the trial of the Chicago Seven after the 1968 riots at the Democratic Convention, an assignment that lasted five months.
  3. ^ https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/a-life-remembered-bob-enstad/article_bd712690-5a1b-5e7c-95ca-06c9760c2b1f.html
  4. ^ 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
  5. ^ "Robert Enstad, Tribune reporter who covered Chicago 7 trial, dies at 81". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on March 28, 2023.