Former Denver Post editor Chuck Green dies at 75
current affairs, the beauty of our state and the joy of having a dog,” said Lee Ann Colacioppo, The Post’s executive editor, who worked with Green from 1999 to 2002.
“He made people mad, he made people think, he addressed hot topics and he wrote about the mundane matters of everyday life. His voice became part of the personality of The Post.”
Green and his wife Susan later moved to Pueblo West, which is where he died, Anderson said. He wrote columns for the Pueblo Chieftain while living there.
Those who worked with Green remember him as a colorful character.
He was an animal lover and often brought his pet birds to the office, Anderson said. One bird, Reggie, would spend time with Anderson.
“Chuck would carry them around under his coat and Reggie would stay there quietly,” she said.
Anderson also recounted a story in which Vice President Al Gore was coming to the newsroom for a roundtable discussion with editors. His advance team toured the newsroom and commented on the long conference room table that sat 22 people. The woman leading the advance team said they couldn’t use the table.
“She said this is a roundtable discussion and this is rectangle,” Anderson recalled.
After the vice president praised his staff during the meeting, Green asked about the table. “I thought, ‘Oh my God,” Anderson said.
Green wrote a column about it and it was picked up by conservative commentator Rush Limbaugh, Anderson said.
“We had good times,” she said.
Green is survived by his wife Susan Green, who requests privacy. His remains will be cremated and there will be no services, as he requested.