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Charles Seabrook is a veteran newspaper reporter with a gift
for explaining arcane and complex things in the simple language
you hear on front porches.
For 15 years, Seabrook has been the environmental writer
for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, exposing polluters,
explaining nature and telling powerful stories.
In 2001, Seabrook continued lending his fine simple writing
style to topics as diverse as the tragedy of disappearing
songbirds to the insidious act of using anthrax germs as a
weapon.
In 1962 Rachel Carson wrote "Silent Spring" which
started the modern environmental movement and saved songbirds
-- what she called "the multi-colored tide of life"
-- from pesticides.
Songbirds were in trouble again and Seabrook was determined
that the Journal-Constitution do something about it.
The problem, Seabrook reported in his series, "Georgia’s
Disappearing Songbirds", is us.
Seabrook explained the issues and told readers what they
can do -- both in print and online.
Seabrook has been the Journal-Constitution’s specialist
in coverage of the environment since 1987.
A native of John’s Island, S.C., he served as a medic
in the Air Force before graduating from the University of
South Carolina. He worked for the Charleston, S.C., News and
Courier before returning to the University of South Carolina,
where he received a degree in biology.
Seabrook at first planned to go on to medical school, but
instead joined The Atlanta Journal as science and medicine
writer in 1972.
He won the Reed Award for environmental reporting in 1998.
It is presented by the Southern Environmental Law Center of
Charlottesville, Va.
© 2002 Cox Newspapers, Inc.
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