Background
Cowling, Michael Ray was born on January 16, 1953 in Mount Carmel, Illinois, United States. Son of Harold Vernon and Helen Louise (Houchin) Cowling.
Cowling, Michael Ray was born on January 16, 1953 in Mount Carmel, Illinois, United States. Son of Harold Vernon and Helen Louise (Houchin) Cowling.
Bachelor in Journalism, Eastern Illinois U., 1975; Master of Science in Journalism, University of Illinois, 1976.
Copy editor, Champaign (Illinois) News Gazette, 1975-1976;
sports copy desk chief, Champaign-Urbana (Illinois) Courier, 1976-1977;
assistant news editor, Joliet (Illinois) Herald-News, 1977-1982;
copy editor, Chicago Sun-Times, 1982-1986;
national news editor, Los Angeles Times, 1986-1994;
assistant professor journalism, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, since 1994. Consultant Thomson Newspaper, Appleton, Wisconsin, since 1995. Textbook reviewer St.Martin's Press, New York City, since 1994.
Copy editor New York Times, summer 1997.
Member Society Professional Journalists, Association Education in Journalism and Mass Comm., Kappa Tau Alpha.
Married Melanie Therese Grzesiak, September 2, 1972. Children: Matthew Ryan, Audrey Annual.
