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Famed photojournalist Bill Luster dies

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (KT) — Award-winning photojournalist Bill Luster, who won two team Pulitzer Prizes at the Louisville Courier-Journal, has died at the age of 80.

via Kentucky Today: https://www.kentuckytoday.com/news/famed-photojournalist-bill-luster-dies/article_4b091e67-cc79-4592-999e-2525bbaa484a.html

Luster was just 4-foot-11, but stood tall in national photography circles. The Pulitzers won were the 1976 courts-ordered desegregation busing turmoil in Louisville in 1976 and the deadly Carrollton bus crash in 1989.

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After 42 Years At Courier-Journal, Bill Luster Retires

Mon, 14 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000

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Luster leaves daily newspapering with an impressive list of achievements, including two Pulitzer prizes, 46 Kentucky Derbies, exclusive behind-the-scenes White House photography, and most recently, NPPA’s 2010 Joseph A. Sprague Memorial Award, the organization’s highest honor.

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Famed photojournalist Bill Luster dies | News | kentuckytoday.com

Famed photojournalist Bill Luster dies

After 42 Years At Courier-Journal, Bill Luster Retires