Earleen Olive Burnett was born on July 15, 1929 in Los Angeles, CA to Albert and Mildred Shinn. She was the 3rd of 4 children. She had 2 sisters, Evelyn, Edith and 1 brother, William Shinn.

Earleen Fisher, an editor and writer whose career across five decades with The Associated Press gave her a front-row seat to some of the late 20th century's most chaotic and challenging news ...