Background
Cordtz, Howard Dan was born on May 1, 1927 in Gary, Indiana, United States. Son of Edmund Richard and Edna B. (Cox) Cordtz.
Cordtz, Howard Dan was born on May 1, 1927 in Gary, Indiana, United States. Son of Edmund Richard and Edna B. (Cox) Cordtz.
Bachelor, Stanford University, 1949.
News editor Hanford (California) Daily Sentinel, 1950-1952. Reporter, sports writer Cleveland Plain Daler, 1952-1955. Reporter, Detroit bureau manager, Paris correspondent, Senate correspondent The Wall St. Journal, 1955-1966.
Washington editor, associate editor Fortune magazine, 1966-1974. Economics editor ABC News, New York City, since 1974.
Member selection committee Carnegie-Mellon Professional Fellows. Served with United States Navy, 1945-1946. Member Economic News Broadcasters Association (founding president 1977), Association Radio and television News Analysts.
Married Mildred R. Peck, 1947 (divorced 1970). Children: Wendy, Kay, Richard, Jeffrey. Married Ann L. Woodfield, 1975.