"What Truth Sounds Like" writer Michael __ Dyson (4)

I believe the answer is:

eric

(Other definitions for eric that I've seen before include "-- Idle, comedian" , ".... the Red, Norwegian explorer who discovered Greenland in 10th century" , "Ernie's comic partner" , "Boy's name" , "Ancient blood-money; Ernie's partner" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.

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