Donald Lambro was born in
Wellesley, Massachusetts, and graduated from
Boston University with a degree in journalism. He began his career working for the
Boston Herald-Traveler and in 1968 joined
United Press International in
Hartford, Connecticut, covering state government. In 1981, the
Conservative Political Action Conference awarded Don Lambro the "Outstanding Journalist Award" for his book
Fat City. Lambro died on April 24, 2023, at the age of 82. ==Bibliography==