Background
McCartney, James Harold was born on July 25, 1925 in St. Paul. Son of Floyd Allen and Cora Jeanette (Heilig) McCartney.
educator journalist newspaper columnist
McCartney, James Harold was born on July 25, 1925 in St. Paul. Son of Floyd Allen and Cora Jeanette (Heilig) McCartney.
Bachelor, Michigan State University, 1949; MSJ, Northwestern University, 1951.
Reporter, South Bend (Indiana) Tribune, 1949-1950; reporter, Chicago Daily News, 1952-1960; Washington correspondent, Chicago Daily News, 1960-1966; city editor, Chicago Daily News, 1966-1968; Washington correspondent, Knight-Ridder Newspapers, Miami, Florida, 1968-1990; columnist, Knight-Ridder Newspapers, Miami, Florida, 1985-1996; lecturer, Georgetown University, since 1990.
With United States Army, 1943-1945, European Theatre of Operations. Member National Press Club, Gridiron Club (president 1987).
Married Jule Ann Graham, January 19, 1952 (divorced 1983). Children: Robert, Sharon. Married Molly Kathleen Bowers, September 8, 1984.