John Eric Lake (born February 18, 1930; disappeared December 10, 1967), an American journalist, was the sports editor of Newsweek until his mysterious disappearance.[1]
John Eric Lake was born February 18, 1930, in Albany, New York.[citation needed] He graduated in 1951 with a B.A. degree in journalism from Syracuse University, where he met his wife Alice Conlin.[1] The couple married in 1952 while Lake was serving in the U.S. Navy in Honolulu, Hawaii.[1] He returned to graduate school at Syracuse after he was discharged from the U.S. Navy.[1] The couple had a daughter and a son.[1][2] His wife and children later moved to New Jersey and then to Islesford, Cranberry Island, Maine.[1] John Lake was declared missing in December 1967 and deceased by a court in New Jersey in 1975.[1][3]
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John Lake in his Newsweek office in September 1967.
The Binghamton News Press hired both John Lake and his wife in 1952, and he worked in sports while she wrote features.[1] In 1959 Lake became a staff writer at the New York Herald Tribune.[1][3] Lake worked with Red Smith while at the Tribune.[citation needed] In February 1964, he moved to Newsweek to become its sports editor.[1][2][3] He succeeded Dick Schaap in this role.[citation needed] In his last year at the magazine, Lake authored three cover stories (nine in four years) on such varied topics as "The Black Athlete", the Indy 500 and the World Series.[citation needed] Lake was hired as a ghost writer for Bob Gibson's autobiography and had all but submitted the work.[4][5] Lake's last issue for Newsweek was the December 11, 1967, issue with a cover featuring a dark-haired, bespectacled Robert McNamara, asked, "Why is He Leaving?"[citation needed] After Lake's disappearance in 1967, he was replaced as sports editor six months later by Pete Axthelm, a writer for Sports Illustrated.[citation needed]
Disappearanceedit
John Lake was last seen in midtown Manhattan, New York City, on December 10, 1967. At that time, he was walking toward the subway to go home.[3][6][7] A missing persons report was filed by his wife, Alice, four days later.[3] His disappearance was investigated by the Pinkerton Detective Agency, which was hired by Newsweek.[3] Years after, a police officer from missing persons showed his son a February 1968 photo of a corpse who closely resembled Lake but could not be positively identified.[3]
Missing Person documents:
New York Police Agency Case Number: 29273
NCIC Number: M-563761275
NamUs MO#4386
Reactionsedit
Lake was admired by other journalists and athletes. Peter Benchley, author and screenwriter, who edited the Radio/TV section at Newsweek at the time, admitted to being intimidated by him.[citation needed]Mario Andretti, auto race driver, called him the most prepared journalist from the national media that ever interviewed him.[citation needed]Bert Sugar, boxing raconteur, recalls it was John Lake that moved press conferences from showmanship to seriousness with a single question.[citation needed]
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External linksedit
John Lake Biography
John Lake chapters
John Lake at the Doe Network
January 01, 1970
john, lake, journalist, john, eric, lake, born, february, 1930, disappeared, december, 1967, american, journalist, sports, editor, newsweek, until, mysterious, disappearance, john, lakebornjohn, eric, lakefebruary, 1930albany, york, disappeareddecember, 1967, . John Eric Lake born February 18 1930 disappeared December 10 1967 an American journalist was the sports editor of Newsweek until his mysterious disappearance 1 John LakeBornJohn Eric LakeFebruary 18 1930Albany New York U S DisappearedDecember 10 1967 aged 37 New York U S StatusDeclared dead in absentia1975 aged 45 NationalityAmericanEducationSyracuse UniversityOccupation s Sports journalist and editorEmployer s New York Herald TribuneNewsweekSpouseAlice ConlonWebsitejohnlake wbr com Contents 1 Personal background 2 Career 3 Disappearance 4 Reactions 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksPersonal background editJohn Eric Lake was born February 18 1930 in Albany New York citation needed He graduated in 1951 with a B A degree in journalism from Syracuse University where he met his wife Alice Conlin 1 The couple married in 1952 while Lake was serving in the U S Navy in Honolulu Hawaii 1 He returned to graduate school at Syracuse after he was discharged from the U S Navy 1 The couple had a daughter and a son 1 2 His wife and children later moved to New Jersey and then to Islesford Cranberry Island Maine 1 John Lake was declared missing in December 1967 and deceased by a court in New Jersey in 1975 1 3 Career edit nbsp John Lake in his Newsweek office in September 1967 The Binghamton News Press hired both John Lake and his wife in 1952 and he worked in sports while she wrote features 1 In 1959 Lake became a staff writer at the New York Herald Tribune 1 3 Lake worked with Red Smith while at the Tribune citation needed In February 1964 he moved to Newsweek to become its sports editor 1 2 3 He succeeded Dick Schaap in this role citation needed In his last year at the magazine Lake authored three cover stories nine in four years on such varied topics as The Black Athlete the Indy 500 and the World Series citation needed Lake was hired as a ghost writer for Bob Gibson s autobiography and had all but submitted the work 4 5 Lake s last issue for Newsweek was the December 11 1967 issue with a cover featuring a dark haired bespectacled Robert McNamara asked Why is He Leaving citation needed After Lake s disappearance in 1967 he was replaced as sports editor six months later by Pete Axthelm a writer for Sports Illustrated citation needed Disappearance editJohn Lake was last seen in midtown Manhattan New York City on December 10 1967 At that time he was walking toward the subway to go home 3 6 7 A missing persons report was filed by his wife Alice four days later 3 His disappearance was investigated by the Pinkerton Detective Agency which was hired by Newsweek 3 Years after a police officer from missing persons showed his son a February 1968 photo of a corpse who closely resembled Lake but could not be positively identified 3 Missing Person documents New York Police Agency Case Number 29273 NCIC Number M 563761275 NamUs MO 4386Reactions editLake was admired by other journalists and athletes Peter Benchley author and screenwriter who edited the Radio TV section at Newsweek at the time admitted to being intimidated by him citation needed Mario Andretti auto race driver called him the most prepared journalist from the national media that ever interviewed him citation needed Bert Sugar boxing raconteur recalls it was John Lake that moved press conferences from showmanship to seriousness with a single question citation needed See also editList of people who disappearedReferences edit a b c d e f g h i j Alice Conlon Lake The Ellsworth American Obituary November 2 2011 a b Gussow Mel March 1 2004 Newsweek Alumni Nostalgia and History New York Times a b c d e f g Barry Dan August 24 2005 The Father Who Never Came Home New York Times D Agostino Dennis 2013 Keepers of the Game When the Baseball Beat was the Best Job on the Paper Potomac Books Inc ISBN 9781597978705 Pepe by Marty Appel appelpr com Archived from the original on 2016 03 05 Retrieved 2015 12 09 Case Report NamUs MP 4386 John Eric Lake Archived from the original on 2015 11 08 Retrieved 2015 12 09 External links editJohn Lake Biography John Lake chapters John Lake at the Doe Network Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Lake journalist amp oldid 1195708358, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
