Bobbi McCallum

Bobbi McCallum was the youngest woman to earn a Penney-Missouri reporting award in 1968 when she was 25 years old. Her five-part series in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer was about young, pregnant women: “Unwed Mothers – The Price They Pay.” In it, McCallum examined the lives of women who faced social stigma. She interviewed teens, hippies, career women and African American women.

Sadly, she died the following year during a medical procedure. The beautiful young journalist was riding the second wave of the women’s movement. It was a tragic accident that prevented her from reaching her promising potential. She had a short career – but she made the most of it.

I am currently revising an article on Bobbi for a resubmit to a Washington history magazine.

A scholarship for women journalism students is given out in her name.

The fountain in front of the newspaper’s building, Moon Song, was created as a memorial for Bobbi.