Background
Pruden, James Wesley was born on December 18, 1935 in Jackson, Mississippi, United States. Son of James Wesley and Anne (Wilder) Pruden.
Pruden, James Wesley was born on December 18, 1935 in Jackson, Mississippi, United States. Son of James Wesley and Anne (Wilder) Pruden.
Student, University Arkansas-Little Rock, Little Rock, 1954-1955.
Sportswriter, Arkansas Gazette, Little Rock, 1953; assistant state editor, Arkansas Gazette, Little Rock, 1954-1956; reporter, The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, 1956-1963; foreign correspondent, The National Observer, Washington, 1963-1977; free-lance journalist, 1977-1982; chief political correspondent, The Washington Times, 1982-1984; deputy managing editor, The Washington Times, 1984-1987; managing editor, The Washington Times, 1987-1992; editor-in-chief, The Washington Times, since 1992.
Arkansas delegate to Democratic National Convention, Los Angeles, 1960. With United States Air Force, 1957-1958, Arkansas Air National Guard, 1954-1963. Member Sigma Delta Chi.
Married Ann Fontaine Rice, October 15, 1960 (divorced 1961).