Mary McNamara (born 1963) is an American journalist and television critic for the ''

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''. She won the 2015

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Biography

McNamara moved from

Baltimore Baltimore ( , locally: or ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland, fourth most populous city in the Mid-Atlantic, and the 30th most populous city in the United States with a population of 585,708 in 2020. Baltimore was ...

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in elementary school. She graduated from

Westminster Senior High School Westminster Senior High School is a high school located in Westminster, Maryland, United States. The school, which is a part of the Carroll County Public School System (CCPS), has an enrollment of approximately 3,680 students in 1987. There ar ...

and attended the

University of Missouri School of Journalism The Missouri School of Journalism at the University of Missouri in Columbia is one of the oldest formal journalism schools in the world. The school provides academic education and practical training in all areas of journalism and strategic commu ...

. While at Missouri, she reported for the ''

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''. Upon her graduation, McNamara wrote for '' Ms. Magazine'', then worked for

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. McNamara joined the ''Los Angeles Times'' in 1991 as a features writer and editor. In 2009, she became the ''Times television critic.

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External links

Mary McNamara at the Los Angeles Times
* 1963 births Living people Writers from Baltimore Los Angeles Times people Missouri School of Journalism alumni People from Westminster, Maryland Pulitzer Prize for Criticism winners {{US-journalist-1960s-stub