John Machacek

John Machacek (February 18, 1940 – July 24, 2020) was an American reporter. 
Machacek was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Working for "The Times-Union" of Rochester, New York, in 1971, he and Richard Cooper covered the Attica Prison riot. Their reporting was recognized with the 1972 Pulitzer Prize for Spot Reporting.