Michael J. Ybarra, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Michael J. Ybarra

American journalist

Date of Birth: 28-Sep-1966

Date of Death: 30-Jun-2012

Profession: writer, journalist, mountaineer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Michael Jay Ybarra (September 28, 1966 – June 30 or July 1, 2012) was an American journalist, author and adventurer whose non-fiction work appeared in various national publications.
In 2004, his book about McCarthyism, Washington Gone Crazy: Senator Pat McCarran and the Great American Communist Hunt, won the D.B.
Hardeman Prize.
As the extreme sports correspondent for The Wall Street Journal, Ybarra wrote articles about outdoor adventure, providing the genre with a wider audience than it typically receives.