Moore's wife, Linda Wright Moore, says he died on Friday night at their home in suburban Philadelphia.
Moore was the first black reporter at the Inquirer and eventually won a Pulitzer Prize, the highest recognition given for American newspaper journalism.
He also was a founder of the Philadelphia Association of Black Journalists and later, the National Association of Black Journalists.
But his wife says he was most proud of a high school minority journalism program he started that has given scores of aspiring journalists an introduction to the craft.
