Background
Martin, Philip Dale was born on November 19, 1958 in Savannah, Georgia, United States. Son of Jack Gordon Martin and Bernice (Smith-Martin) James.
Martin, Philip Dale was born on November 19, 1958 in Savannah, Georgia, United States. Son of Jack Gordon Martin and Bernice (Smith-Martin) James.
Bachelor, Louisiana State University, 1980; postgraduate, Louisiana State University, 1981.
Second baseman, Carioia Beisbol Club, Rio de Janerio, 1977; sports editor, Jennings (Louisiana) Daily News, 1981-1982; reporter, critic, The Shreveport Journal, 1982-1984; magazine editor, The Shreveport Journal, 1984-1986; columnist, The Shreveport Journal, 1984-1988; managing editor, Panola County Newspapers, Cammage, Texas, 1988; executive editor, Spectrum Weekly, Little Rock, since 1989. Columnist The Times, Shreveport, 1991.
Member American Civil Liberties Union, Amnesty International, Society of Professional Journalists, Association of Alternative Newspapers (committee).
Married Anne Catherine Neville, September 12, 1987.