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Express-News Muse Was a Hired Ghost


by Jerome Weeks 13 Jun 2008 8:30 AM

San Antonio Express-News music critic and syndicated columnist Raviro Burr has resigned — as the newspaper’s own investigation was concluding into allegations that he hired another writer to produce more than 100 stories since 2001. Burr’s letter of resignation called it a “difficult situation” — “ “I may have been a little overzealous, or overreached […]

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San Antonio Express-News music critic and syndicated columnist Raviro Burr has resigned — as the newspaper’s own investigation was concluding into allegations that he hired another writer to produce more than 100 stories since 2001. Burr’s letter of resignation called it a “difficult situation” — “ “I may have been a little overzealous, or overreached in trying to be the best reporter/syndicated columnist I could be,” he said. “I sincerely apologize for breaking any rules.”

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