Background
Oppedahl, John Frederick was born on November 9, 1944 in Duluth, Minnesota, United States. Son of Walter H. and Lucille (Hole) Oppedahl.
Oppedahl, John Frederick was born on November 9, 1944 in Duluth, Minnesota, United States. Son of Walter H. and Lucille (Hole) Oppedahl.
Bachelor, University California, Berkeley, 1967. Master of Science, Columbia University, 1968.
Reporter San Francisco Examiner, 1967. Reporter, assistant city editor Detroit Free Press, 1968-1975, city editor, 1975-1980, executive city editor, 1981, executive news editor, 1981-1982, assistant managing editor, 1983. National and foreign editor Dallas Times Herald, 1983-1985, assistant managing editor, 1985-1987.
Managing editor/news Los Angeles Herald Examiner, 1987-1989. Managing editor Arizona Republic, Phoenix, 1989-1993. Executive editor Phoenix Newspapers, Inc., 1993-1995.
Public, Chief Executive Officer The Republic, 1996—2000. Chairman, public, Chief Executive Officer San Francisco Chronicle, 2000—2003. Chairman board The Daily Californian.
Member of American Society Newspaper Editors.
Married Alison Owen, 1975 (divorced 1983). Married Gillian Coyro, February 14, 1987 (divorced 2002). 1 child Max.