He worked as a reporter for 26 years before joining the Delaware newspaper, including working as a reporter for The Associated Press in Washington D.C. While working for The Birmingham News, he won the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting for a series on alleged nepotism and cronyism in Alabama's two-year college system.
He worked as a journalist for 26 years before moving to the Delaware newspaper, including working with The Associated Press in Washington D.C. While covering The Birmingham News, he won the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting on issues of favoritism and influence peddling in Alabama's community college system.