Jerry Bledsoe
 This week's NC Notable is the controversial conscience of journalism.
Jerry Bledsoe grew up in Thomasville, NC. An only child, Bledsoe lost his father early in life and lived with his mother. Events in his childhood became the subject of "The Angel Doll,", a beloved Christmas story and a movie.
He was a journalist for 21 years with stints at newspapers in Kannapolis, Greensboro, Charlotte, Louisville and with Esquire magazine.
Bledsoe established a niche writing true-crime books whose grizzly murders envelop North Carolina families and communities. His works include Bitter Blood, Blood Games, Before He Wakes, and Death Sentence. He took the profits from his bestselling books and established Down Home Press to publish books by and for Carolinians.
"Death by Journalism" is Bledsoe's stinging account of the imperfect storm of media, race and politics at Randolph Community College.
When asked why he wrote the book, Bledsoe said, "truth matters". His commitment to truth, even when it's painful, makes Bledsoe this week's NC Notable.
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