Daniel Joseph Collins (November 11, 1943 – July 9, 2024) was an American journalist and author. He was senior producer for CBS News.com. Collins was also a New York correspondent for '' U.S. News & World Report'' and a reporter for the ''

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''.

Background

Collins was born in

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on November 11, 1943, and attended

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. He served in the U.S. Army.

Career

Collins began his career with ''

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'' in Connecticut, before moving to New York where he and his wife, the former Gail Gleason, both began working for

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. He then worked for '' U.S. News & World Report'' and CBS News.com. He worked as the New York Editor for the

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. His work has appeared in ''

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'', the

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, the

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, and many others. At CBS News, Collins was responsible for running the hard news operation at the website. Collins was the author of several books, which included co-writing two critical biographies of New York City mayors: ''I, Koch: A Decidedly Unauthorized Biography of the Mayor of New York City, Edward I. Koch'' (1985), and ''Grand illusion: The Untold Story of

Rudy Giuliani Rudolph William Louis Giuliani ( , ; born May 28, 1944) is an American politician and Disbarment, disbarred lawyer who served as the 107th mayor of New York City from 1994 to 2001. He previously served as the United States Associate Attorney ...

and

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'' (2006).

Personal life and death

Dan Collins was married to

Gail Collins Gail Collins (born November 25, 1945) is an American journalist, op-ed columnist and author, most recognized for her work with ''The New York Times''.

, a columnist at ''The New York Times'', from 1970 until his death. He died of pneumonia and

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at a hospital in Manhattan, New York City, on July 9, 2024, at the age of 80.

Selected bibliography

Collins was the author of several books including one with his wife and one with

Wayne Barrett Wayne Barrett (July 11, 1945 – January 19, 2017) was an American journalist. He worked as an investigative reporter and senior editor for ''The Village Voice'' for 37 years, and was known as a leading investigative journalist focused on ...

of the ''

''. He co-authored the following books: *''Grand Illusion: The Untold Story of Rudy Giuliani and 9/11'' (HarperCollins, 2006, ) [with

] *''The Millennium Book - Your Essential All-Purpose Guide for the Year 2000'' [with

Gail Collins Gail Collins (born November 25, 1945) is an American journalist, op-ed columnist and author, most recognized for her work with ''The New York Times''.

] *''I, Koch: A Decidedly Unauthorized Biography of the Mayor of New York City, Edward I. Koch'' *"In the Name of the Law"

References

Sources

Harpercollins.com
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