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Scott Gillespie

Editorial Page Editor
Phone: 612-673-4516
Scott Gillespie has been editorial page editor since October 2007. He is responsible for the Star Tribune's editorial and opinion pages and Sunday Opinion Exchange section. Prior to his current assignment, Gillespie was managing editor at the Star Tribune, responsible for the day-to-day operations of the newsroom. During Gillespie’s five-year tenure as managing editor, the Star Tribune staff produced awarding-winning coverage on the death of Paul Wellstone, the war in Iraq, the collapse of the I-35W Bridge and dozens of other stories. Before being named managing editor in 2002, Gillespie was assistant managing editor for local news at the Star Tribune. He also served as the paper’s assistant managing editor for business news. He has more than 25 years of news reporting and editing experience at newspapers in Wisconsin and Minnesota. He served as a Pulitzer Prize juror in 2004 and 2005. Gillespie has a bachelor’s degree in journalism and political science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and has been an adjunct faculty member in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Minnesota. He lives in St. Paul with his family.

Recent content from Scott Gillespie

A Rocky Mountain view of RNC

Rocky Mountain News writer M.E. Sprengelmeyer suggests that St. Paul is suffering a Charlie Brown-like Republican National Convention experience. "They've...

Updated: September 03, 2008, - 04:42 PM

Thanks to reporter, protest gets back on course

The "March on the RNC'' was supposed to be the major protest during the Republican National Convention. As the event...

Updated: September 01, 2008, - 06:09 PM

Measuring the success of the RNC

For at least one week, we won't be be flyover country. With the nation tuning into the Republican National Convention,...

Updated: August 27, 2008, - 12:03 PM

Tim Penny on backing McCain

Tuesday's Minnesota swing-state story by the Star Tribune's Kevin Diaz included the news that former Democratic U.S. Rep. Tim Penny...

Updated: August 26, 2008, - 04:47 PM

A new way to get your dose of opinion

Consider this a personal invitation to join the Editorial Board of the Star Tribune. Beginning Monday morning, readers will have an...

Updated: August 25, 2008, - 08:46 PM

Starting your GOP party planning

With the Democrats already cavorting in beautiful Denver, it's not too early to look ahead to the upcoming McCain Fest...

Updated: August 25, 2008, - 03:26 PM

Scott Gillespie: A new way to get your daily dose of opinions

At StarTribune.com, we're launching an up-to-date, interactive feed that includes our coverage and more.

Updated: August 23, 2008, - 09:12 PM

Scott Gillespie: When toys turn bad

A number of large and high-profile toy recalls this year has consumers deeply concerned about product safety. In Washington, lawmakers...

Updated: November 17, 2007, - 03:13 PM

Story on arctic explorer blazes a trail of its own

A new feature, Minnesota Profile, will look deeply into the lives of people who help shape our world.

Updated: January 12, 2007, - 05:01 PM

How to get the best tee times

The Planner wakes up in a cold sweat just after dawn and stumblestoward the phone. The pressure'son. The Planner's golfbuddies...

Updated: May 07, 1997, - 11:00 PM

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