Background
Parker, Joseph Roy was born on February 12, 1930 in Ahoskie, North Carolina, United States. Son of J. Roy and Louise B. Parker.
Parker, Joseph Roy was born on February 12, 1930 in Ahoskie, North Carolina, United States. Son of J. Roy and Louise B. Parker.
Bachelor of Arts in Journalism, U. North Carolina, 1952; Doctor of Letters (honorary), Methodist College, 1988.
Editor, Bertie Ledger-Advance, Windsor, North Carolina, 1956-1957; editor, Hertford County Herald, Ahoske, North Carolina, 1957-1958; reporter, The News Observer, Raleigh, North Carolina, 1957-1963; Washington correspondent, The News Observer, 1963-1971; chief capital correspondent, The News Observer, Raleigh, 1971-1972; editor, The Fayetteville (North Carolina) Times, 1973-1990; contributing editor, The Fayetteville Observer-Times, since 1990.
President North Carolina Art Society, Raleigh, 1988, North Carolina Literary and History Association, Raleigh, 1986. Trustee North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, 1989-1993. Board visitorsU. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1990-1993.
Member North Carolina Writers Conference, Kiwanis Club of Fayetteville.
Married Marie Smithwick, June 3, 1956. Children: Roy III, Scott, Anne.