Born in Fort Worth, Texas, he studied at Sam Houston State University, served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam war, and worked for local newspapers in Texas before gaining a master's degree in journalism from the University of Texas at Austin.
He was born in Fort Worth. He studied at Sam Houston State University. He served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam war. He worked for local newspapers in Texas before. He was gaining a master's degree in journalism from the University of Texas at Austin. Fort Worth was Texas.