Richard A. Oppel (born Jan. 30, 1943 in Newark, ) is an American newspaper, magazine and digital editor living in Austin, Texas. He was interim editor-in-chief (May 5, 2018 – Feb. 1, 2019) of Texas Monthly,[1] an Austin-based publication with a statewide readership of million.[2] The magazine covers the Texas scene, from politics, the environment, industry and education to music, the arts, travel, restaurants, museums and cultural events. While Oppel was editor of The Charlotte Observer (1978–1993),[3] the newspaper earned three Pulitzer Prizes, sharing one for editorial cartoons with


Richard A. Oppel (born Jan. 30, 1943 in Newark, ) is an American newspaper, magazine and digital editor living in Austin, Texas. He was interim editor-in-chief (May 5, 2018 – Feb. 1, 2019) of Texas Monthly,[1] an Austin-based publication with a statewide readership of million.[2] The magazine covers the Texas scene, from politics, the environment, industry and education to music, the arts, travel, restaurants, museums and cultural events. While Oppel was editor of The Charlotte Observer (1978–1993),[3] the newspaper earned three Pulitzer Prizes, sharing one for editorial cartoons with The Atlanta Constitution. He is posing at the Texas Capitol on the newspaper boxes that used to line Congress Avenue.


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