Los Angeles Times, editorial writer, Editorial Pages, 2001-present. The New York Times, 1967-93. Foreign news desk clerk; Metro education reporter; assignments to bureaus at the United Nations, Chicago, San Francisco, Vietnam, Bangkok; bureau chief in Tokyo and Korea, in Canada and in Chicago covering 15 states; assistant national news editor; national affairs correspondent with major assignments such as reconstructing the Alaskan oil spill and war in Panama; Our Towns columnist. Montana governor's office, 1993-99; Executive assistant and director of communications. George W. Bush for President, 1999-01; deputy communications manager and press secretary to Laura Bush.
EDUCATION
Culver Military Academy, 1958-62. Northwestern University, 1962-67. B.S.J., M.S.J. Also served as adjunct professor of communications, Montana State University.
PERSONAL
Born: June 22, 1943. Cleveland, Ohio.
AWARDS
American Society of Newspaper Editors. Award, Editorial Writing Finalist, 2004. American Society of Newspaper Editors Award, Editorial Writing, 2003. National Headliners Award, First Place, Editorial Writing, 2002. George Polk Memorial Award, National Reporting, 1975. National Penney-Missouri Award, National Reporting, 1973; Best Short Feature, 1993. New York Page One Award, Newspaper Guild, 1975. New York Page One Award, Newspaper Guild, 1985. Peter Lisagor Award for Reporting-News Bureau, Chicago Newspaper Guild, 1983. Medill School of Journalism, charter member, Career Hall of Achievement, Northwestern University, 1997.
