Helen Dewar, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Helen Dewar

American newspaper reporter, correspondent and journalist

Date of Birth: 07-Aug-1936

Date of Death: 04-Nov-2006

Profession: journalist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Helen Dewar (August 7, 1936 – November 4, 2006) was a reporter for The Washington Post for 25 years.
She worked at the Post for 43 years, rising through the ranks to cover the United States Senate for a quarter of a century (1979-2004).
She worked for the Northern Virginia Sun from 1958- 1961 covering education. David Broder, political pundit and longtime political columnist at The Post, called Dewar "one of the best reporters I ever knew".
The last story written by her to be published in the Post, on January 20, 2005, predicted that, for various reasons, President George W.
Bush would have difficulties having his legislative agenda enacted by Congress.