Jeff Nesmith
Hollis Jefferson Nesmith Jr. (June 28, 1940 – January 13, 2023) was an American journalist and author.[1] During his time at the Dayton Daily News, he won the 1998 Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting with Russell Carollo for uncovering mismanagement in military healthcare.[2]
Jeff Nesmith
January 13, 2023 (aged 82)
Journalist
Achsah (Posey) Nesmith
Two
Pulitzer Prize (1998)
Nesmith graduated with his bachelor's degree from the University of Florida School of Journalism in 1963.[2] He was the author of No Higher Honor, published in 1999, a history of the USS Yorktown, frequently referred to as "Uncle Joe's boat."[3] Nesmith served on the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press steering committee from 1999 through 2002.[4]
Personal[edit]
Hollis Jefferson Nesmith Jr. was born to parents Hollis Jefferson and Thetis Jefferson.[1] He used his full name while writing for the Atlanta Constitution early in his career, deciding sometime after 1968 to be known as Jeff Nesmith.[19]
In 1966, Nesmith married Achsah (Posey) Nesmith,[1] a journalist who also served as a speechwriter for U.S. President Jimmy Carter.[20] They had two children: Susannah Nesmith, a reporter and media specialist based in Miami,[21] and Jeff Nesmith, a designer and filmmaker based in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, and Washington, D.C.[22] The Nesmiths resided in Alexandria, Virginia.[6]
Nesmith died of cancer on January 13, 2023, at the age of 82.[23] Achsah died on March 5, 2024, at the age of 84.[24]