David Phelps

David Phelps was a reporter for nearly 40 years at the Minneapolis Star Tribune where he covered business and legal affairs following assignments in the newspaper’s Washington, D.C., and St. Paul Capitol bureaus. Phelps previously worked at the Mankato (Minnesota) Free Press and the Jackson (Mississippi) Clarion Ledger.

During the course of his career, Phelps received writing and reporting awards given by the national Society of Professional Journalists, The Newspaper Guild, The Associated Press and UCLA’s Gerald Loeb Award for business journalism. Phelps currently lives in St. Louis Park, Minnesota.