Dan Herbeck (born October 31, 1954) is an American journalist and author who is an investigative reporter at ''

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''.

Biography

Herbeck was born in

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, and raised in

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. Herbeck graduated high school in 1972 from

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in Amherst New York. In 2012 he was inducted into the high school's Alumni Hall of Fame. After graduating from

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, Herbeck graduated from St. Bonaventure University in 1978 with a bachelor's degree in journalism. He was inducted into the Erie Community College Alumni Hall of Fame in 2013 and is also a member of the St. Bonaventure Mass Communications Wall of Fame.

Journalism career

Herbeck has been writing for ''

'' since 1978. With his frequent ''Buffalo News'' partners Lou Michel and Michael Beebe, he has won national and state awards for investigative stories on telemarketing fraud, bankruptcy fraud, government corruption, the New York state prison system, prescription drug abuse and other issues.Profile
lukeman.com; accessed May 1, 2014.

''American Terrorist''

Herbeck co-wrote '' American Terrorist'', with Lou Michel about

Timothy McVeigh Timothy James McVeigh (April 23, 1968 – June 11, 2001) was an American domestic terrorist responsible for the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing that killed 168 people, 19 of whom were children, injured more than 680 others, and destroyed one-third ...

, whom they interviewed. The book by Herbeck and Michel was a

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in 2001. It detailed the life story of McVeigh, a U.S. Army veteran who grew up near

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, who was convicted and put to death in connection with the 1995

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terrorist bombing, in which 168 people died.

Personal life

With his wife Joyce, Herbeck has two sons. Chris and Richard Herbeck. He has a grandson named Everett Herbeck

References

External links

"Dan Herbeck: A bucket-list trip from Buffalo to my birthplace""McVeigh author Dan Herbeck quizzed"
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