Background
Herbers was born in Memphis, Tennessee.
Herbers was born in Memphis, Tennessee.
After the war, he was educated at Emory University, graduating in 1949.
At age 18, he was drafted into the United States. Army and served in the Pacific theater during World World War World War II Herbers began his career at Greenwood, Mississippi, Morning Star and Jackson, Mississippi, Daily News. From 1953 to 1963 he reported from Mississippi for the United Press International. He joined the staff of the New York Times in 1963 where he covered civil rights, Congress, presidential campaigns, and urban affairs
Herbers was appointed the Times" assistant national editor in 1975, deputy Washington bureau chief in 1977, and national Washington correspondent in 1979.
He retired in 1987.