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Gordon Joseloff

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Gordon F. Joseloff
First Selectman of Westport, Connecticut
In office
2005–2013
Preceded byDiane G. Farrell
Succeeded byJim Marpe
Personal details
Born(1945-05-13)May 13, 1945
New York, New York, U.S.
DiedNovember 9, 2020(2020-11-09) (aged 75)
Westport, Connecticut, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic Party of Connecticut[1]
EducationMcBurney School[2]
Syracuse University
AwardsEmmy Award

Gordon F. Joseloff (May 13, 1945 – November 9, 2020)[3] was an American Emmy Award-winning journalist and First Selectman of Westport, Connecticut. A former foreign correspondent for CBS News and United Press International, he was also the founding editor and publisher of WestportNow, a local news and information website he established in 2003.[4]

Joseloff was elected as First Selectman of Westport in 2005 with almost 60 percent of the vote[5] and re-elected in 2009 with almost 52 percent.[6] He earlier served 14 years on the Westport Representative Town Meeting (RTM), the town's legislative body, including 10 as its moderator, or president.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Westport Democratic Town Committee Working to Make Our CommunityBetter". Westportdemocrats.org. Retrieved 2013-09-28.
  2. ^ "Bruce Wasserstein’s Westport Connection", Westport Now, Thursday, October 15, 2009
  3. ^ "Gordon Joseloff, longtime CBS News journalist, dies at 75". www.msn.com. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
  4. ^ Jones, Zoe Christen (November 9, 2020). "Gordon Joseloff, longtime CBS News journalist, dies at 75". CBS News.
  5. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). www.westportct.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 November 2009. Retrieved 17 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ "Town of Westport, Connecticut - November 3 Election Results". www.westportct.gov. Archived from the original on 7 November 2009. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  7. ^ 11/15 at 11:16 PM (2005-11-15). "Goodbye to the RTM - WestportNow.com - Westport, Connecticut". WestportNow.com. Retrieved 2013-09-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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