Ted Natt


Ted Natt was a Pulitzer Prize–winning publisher. Natt was publisher of the Longview Daily News when Mount St. Helens erupted in May 1980. In 1981 the paper and its staff won the Pulitzer Prize for Local, General, or Spot Reporting.

Fatal Crash

On August 7, 1999, Natt attended a memorial service for writer Willard R. Espy in Oysterville, Washington, and left by personal helicopter. He did not arrive as expected in Kelso, Washington. His disappearance was a mystery. Over a month later, a group of bow hunters discovered Natt's body strapped into his crashed helicopter about six miles east of Knappa, Oregon.

Ted Natt First Amendment Award

The Ted Natt Award recognizes Associated Press member newspapers in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Utah and Montana for distinguished reporting on First Amendment issues.