John Fetterman (February 25, 1920 – June 21, 1975) was an American journalist, a reporter for The Courier-Journal of Louisville, Kentucky.
[1] It focused on (James T. Gibson) the young man's family in Knott County, Kentucky and the wider community.
[2] Born in Danville, Kentucky, Fetterman served in the U.S. Navy before enrolling at Murray State University under the G.I.
[3] Fetterman's freelance writing also appeared in The Saturday Evening Post, National Geographic, Time, and Life.
[4] His daughter Mindy, also a journalist, is known for her work as a reporter, columnist and financial editor of USA Today,[5] and in 2008 wrote a follow-up story to Stinking Creek about the present conditions of the area.