Maltese Cross Frank Conroy died today

From the local newspaper’s website:

Frank Conroy, head of the acclaimed Iowa Writers’ Workshop since 1987, died at his home today. He was 69.

The University has a news release here.

I’ll update as more is published.

Update: 3:28pm Associated Press story via ABC News…Longer version of same AP story via Houston Chronicle…3:52pm AP story has been posted on 26 online media sources nationally, from Philly to Chicago to Seattle…5:01pm story has hit 40 sites…hopefully some original reporting to appear tomorrow

7 April: coverage in the New York Times…audio coverage on NPR…Frank Conroy Dies in Press-Citizen…‘Tough love’ is gone in Daily Iowan……Google News this morning cites over 125 press outlets carrying the story

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