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M. Katherine Banks, submitted a letter of retirement late on 20 July 2023, in which she said that the negative attention over the journalism director, Kathleen McElroy, was a distraction for Texas A&M, one of the largest universities in the country.  Kathleen's research includes the relationship between news media and race, particularly regarding newsroom practices.

Kathleen McElroy Wikipedia Details

Who Is Kathleen McElroy? Biography & Parents Details

Kathleen McElroy is the director of Texas A&M University’s new journalism program and the former director of the School of Journalism at the University of Texas at Austin. Moreover, she is the former editor at New York Times. As per records, her research focuses on race and news media, especially in obituaries, sports and commentary. At the same time, Kathleen McElroy doesn't have a Wikipedia page.

Kathleen McElroy was born to her father, George Albert McElroy, and her mother, Lucinda Martin, in Houston, Texas. As per records, her father, who died in 2006 at the age of 84, was a professior and journalist, who won Lifetime Achievement Award from the Houston Association of Black Journalists. Meanwhile, her mother passed away in 1995. At the same time, Katheleen McElroy grew up along with her four sisters, Toni McElroy, Linda McElroy, Madeline McElroy Johnson, and Sherridan Schwartz.

Kathleen McElroy enjoys celebrating her birthday on 6 February every year with her family and friends. Moreover, she was born on 6 February 1959, which makes her 64 years old as of 2023. Looking at his date of birth, Kathleen McElroy has Aquarius as his zodiac or birth sign. Meanwhile, as she was born in Houston, Texas, she holds American nationality. At the same time, Kathleen McElroy comes from a family of African American ethnic background and follows Christianity as her religion.

Talking about her educational background, Kathleen McElroy started her educational journey at Lamar High School in Houston, Texas. After graduating high school, she went to Texas A&M University and garduated with a bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism. Moreover, she achieved her master's degree at New York University in 2010. Eventually, she got her doctorate in journalism from the University of Texas at Austin in 2014. At the age of 64, she looks fabulous at her heught of 5 feet and 5 inches with a decent weight of around 65 Kg.

Is Kathleen McElroy Married?

Kathleen McElroy seems to be unmarried at the time of writing and doesn't have a husband. Moreover, she has always remained private about her personal life and hasn't talked much about her past relationship status. Meanwhile, Kathleen McElroy has always been busy at her work all her life, which show she was focused on her career rather than building anykind of solid relationship.

At the same time, there is no information regarding her dating life from the past. Furthermore, she certainly dated few guys when she was in her 20s and 30s, but she has never talked about it in any form of public media.

Kathleen McElroy Career & Net Worth Insights

Kathleen McElroy started her professional career in 1989 from The National and served there in multiple positions till 1991. In 1991, she joined New York Times and served there for over 20 years in multiple postions till she resigned in 2011 from the post of editor. She even has worked at Reporting Texas for two years from 2011 to 2013. Furthermore, she was a professor at the School of Journalism and Media at The University of Texas at Austin, where she served as director for four years though 2022. Currently she is serving as the director of Texas A&M University’s new journalism program since June 2023.

After working for years, Kathleen McElroy has an estimated net worth of around $3 million approximately as of 2023. As a professor, she makes an average salary of around $100,000 per year.

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