Steven V. Reddicliffe (born 1953) is an American journalist who is the deputy editor of the travel section at ''

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''. He was the television editor for the newspaper's cultural

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from September 2004 until early 2011.

Career

After graduating from

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in 1975, Reddicliffe worked for several newspapers as a reporter, editor and television critic, including the ''

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'', the ''

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'' and the ''

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''. From 1989 to 1992, Reddicliffe was a founding senior editor then a general editor at ''

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'' magazine, then moved with his family to

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to become editor-in-chief of ''

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'' magazine. In August 1995, Reddicliffe became editor-in-chief of ''

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''. He stepped down from the post in 2002

Personal

Reddicliffe is a son of Donald K. and Violet Reddicliffe. He and his wife, Connie, a former copy editor of the ''Times'' 's cultural news desk, have three children, James, Anna and Rebecca (triplets). They are graduates of Bates College, Colgate University, and Northwestern, respectively.

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