Biography:

Journalist; public relations executive. Born– January 21, 1921, in Birmingham, Ala. Parents– Joseph M. and Lillian (Ash) Wortsman. Married– Catherine Ann Parise, November 25, 1960. Children– Two. Education– University of Alabama, 1939-1942. Reporter, Birmingham Post Herald, 1946-1956; Washington correspondent, Post Herald, Rocky Mountain News, 1964-1966; director, Washington office, Daniel J. Edelman and Associates, 1966-1967; federal grants consultant, 1967-1970; vice-president of Kal & Merrick, Inc., 1968-1970; federal programs consultant, 1970; editor and publisher, White House Newsletter, 1969-. Died June 15, 1983.

Source:

Who’s Who in the East; Who’s Who in Public Relations.

Joint Publication(s):

Phenix City. Birmingham, Ala.; Vulcan Press, 1955.

Editor:

The New Frontier Joke Book. New York; MacFadden Books, 1963.