In 1966, he became a reporter for The Dispatch of Moline, Illinois, before joining the Louisville Times in 1968. He was named its television critic in 1970, and moved to the Los Angeles Times in 1978.
In 1966, he became a reporter for The Dispatch of Moline, Illinois, before joining the Louisville Times in 1968. He was named television critic by the Louisville Times in 1970 and moved to the Los Angeles Times in 1978.