Eakin, Michael, 1950-1979

Michael Eakin (1950-1979) was the son of Edwin M. Eakin, founder of Eakin Press in Austin, Texas. Michael attended the University of Texas at Austin, where he edited the Daily Texan . With Jeff Nightbyrd, he established the Austin Sun, a counterculture paper that ran from 1974 to 1978. Eakin was also as an early anti-nuke activist and had a special reporting interest in the politics of energy resources. In April 1979, Eakin was fatally shot in Houston by unknown assailants.

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