7 9 7 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 8 3 0 ▁death s ▁Category : 1 9 th - century ▁death s ▁from ▁t uber cul osis <0x0A> </s> ▁Michael ▁D . ▁Sal lah ▁is ▁a ▁Pul itzer ▁Prize - ▁winning ▁American ▁investig ative ▁rep orter . ▁ ▁Life ▁He ▁graduated ▁from ▁St . ▁John ' s ▁Jes uit ▁High ▁School , ▁a ▁college ▁prepar atory ▁school ▁in ▁Ohio , ▁and ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁To led o , ▁where ▁he ▁obtained ▁his ▁under grad uate ▁degree ▁in ▁journal ism . ▁ ▁While ▁working ▁for ▁The ▁To led o ▁Bla de , ▁he ▁received ▁numerous ▁state ▁and ▁national ▁awards ▁for ▁his ▁investig ative ▁stories ▁into ▁organized ▁crime , ▁cler ical ▁sexual ▁ab use ▁and ▁white - col lar ▁fra ud . ▁He ▁was ▁named ▁Best ▁Re porter ▁in ▁Ohio ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁by ▁the ▁Society ▁of ▁Professional ▁Journal ists . ▁ ▁Two ▁years ▁later , ▁Sal lah ▁and ▁fellow ▁rep or ters ▁Mitch ▁We iss ▁and ▁Joe ▁M ahr ▁were ▁awarded ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁Pul itzer ▁Prize ▁for ▁Investig ative ▁Report ing ▁for ▁a ▁series ▁on ▁the ▁at roc ities ▁by ▁T iger ▁Force , ▁a ▁U . S . ▁Army ▁pl ato on ▁during ▁the ▁Vietnam ▁War . ▁ ▁He ▁became ▁an ▁investig ative ▁rep orter ▁and ▁editor ▁at ▁the ▁Miami ▁Her ald , ▁where ▁he ▁directed ▁numerous ▁projects ▁including ▁a ▁series ▁on ▁public ▁housing ▁cor ruption ▁that ▁won ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁Pul itzer