Robert Enstad
Robert Enstad | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 11, 1938 Pine City, Minnesota, United States |
| Died | January 29, 2020 aged 81) Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States |
| Occupation(s) | Reporter and editor |
| Notable work | Covering the Chicago Seven trial |
Robert Enstad (September 11, 1938 – January 29, 2020) was an American journalist who covered the Chicago Seven trial.
Early life[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
- ^ https://wnanews.com/2020/02/07/river-falls-chicago-tribune-robert-enstad-obituary/
- ^ He covered the trial of the Chicago Seven after the 1968 riots at the Democratic Convention, an assignment that lasted five months.
- ^ https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/a-life-remembered-bob-enstad/article_bd712690-5a1b-5e7c-95ca-06c9760c2b1f.html
- ^ 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
- ^ "Robert Enstad, Tribune reporter who covered Chicago 7 trial, dies at 81". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on March 28, 2023.