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Harry Conroy (6 April 1943 – 24 April 2010) was a trade union leader and
journalist A journalist is a person who gathers information in the form of text, audio or pictures, processes it into a newsworthy form and disseminates it to the public. This is called journalism. Roles Journalists can work in broadcast, print, advertis ...
. He was the General Secretary of the National Union of Journalists from 1985 to 1990. Born in
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, he attended Lourdes Secondary School in Cardonald. He worked as a trainee lab technician in the Southern General Hospital before finding work at the '' Scottish
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''. He subsequently worked for various newspapers including the '' Daily Record'', before becoming chair of the NUJ. In 2006, he wrote a biography of
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, based on his experiences as press officer for the Labour Party during Callaghan's tenure as leader. Conroy also edited a biography by writer Brian McGeachan called ''The Cardinal'', in 2001 and collaborated with McGeachan on a 2003 book, ''They Rose Again''.


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1943 births 2010 deaths General secretaries of the National Union of Journalists Scottish journalists Trade unionists from Glasgow People educated at Lourdes Secondary School Presidents of the National Union of Journalists {{UK-trade-unionist-bio-stub