Pat Gish, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Pat Gish

Date of Birth: 11-Jan-1927

Place of Birth: Paris, Kentucky, United States

Date of Death: 13-Apr-2014

Profession: journalist, publisher

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Pat Gish (January 11, 1927 – April 13, 2014) was an American journalist, publisher and co-editor of the Whitesburg, Kentucky newspaper The Mountain Eagle, along with her husband, Tom Gish.
The Gishes led The Mountain Eagle in covering controversial topics such as the effects of strip mining on the Appalachian environment and political corruption.
Under the Gishes' guidance, The Mountain Eagle became a prominent rural newspaper, and the pair won many awards for their journalism.
Gish also founded the Eastern Kentucky Housing Development Corporation and worked to improve living conditions in Eastern Kentucky.