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 started as a reporter for The Dispatch of Moline, Illinois, before transferring to the Louisville Times in 1968. In 1970, he was named television critic at the Louisville Times and moved to the Los Angeles Times in 1978.