Born in Chicago, Illinois, Walsh graduated from the University of St. Thomas in Saint Paul, Minnesota, in 1963 and did graduate work in journalism and political science at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Born in Chicago, Illinois, Walsh graduated from the College of St. Thomas, now the University of St. Thomas in Saint Paul, Minnesota, in 1963. He did graduate work in journalism and political science at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.