Background
Toedtman, James Smith was born on December 1, 1941 in Dayton, Ohio, United States. Son of James Christian and Ella Barnes (Smith) Toedtman.
Toedtman, James Smith was born on December 1, 1941 in Dayton, Ohio, United States. Son of James Christian and Ella Barnes (Smith) Toedtman.
Bachelor of Arts, College Wooster, 1963; postgraduate, U. Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, 1964; Master of Science in Journalism, Columbia University, 1967.
Public director, College Wooster, Ohio., 1963, 65; reporter, city editor, Sunday news editor, Washington Bureau news editor, Newsday, Long Island, New York, 1967-1979; executive editor, Boston Herald American, 1979-1982; editor, Baltimore News American, 1982-1986; managing editor, New York Newsday, 1986-1995; Washington bureau chief, New York Newsday, since 1995.
Member of College Wooster Alumni Association (president 1980-1981).
Married Haydee N. Sicart, August 23, 1969. Children— Eric, Kristen.