Background
Poore, Ralph Ezra was born on March 21, 1951 in Mobile, Alabama, United States. Son of Ralph Ezra Senior and Beatrice Valara (Pierce) Poore.
copywriter public relations professional
Poore, Ralph Ezra was born on March 21, 1951 in Mobile, Alabama, United States. Son of Ralph Ezra Senior and Beatrice Valara (Pierce) Poore.
Bachelor, University of Southern Alabama, 1973; Master of Arts, U. Alabama, Tuscaloosa, 1974.
Reporter, Fairhope (Alabama) Courier, 1973; reporter, George County Times, Lucedale, Mississippi, 1975; journalism instructor, Spring Hill College, Mobile, 1975-1978; associate editor, The News-Herald, Chickasaw, Alabama, 1978-1979; reporter, The Mobile Press Register, 1979-1984; editorial page editor, The Mobile Press Register, 1984-1994; editorial page editor, The Idaho Statesman, Boise, 1994-1996; business editor, The Idaho Statesman, Boise, 1996-1997; public relations specialist, The Idaho Transportation Department, Boise, 1997-1998; senior committee associate, Boise Cascade Corporation, since 1998. Freelance copywriter. Publication Education Freedom Advocate newsletter.
Member of Executive Committee Mobile Community Organisation, 1975. Board directors Friends of Museum, Mobile, 1976-1978, Capital City Communicators, Boise, 1998. Member Mobile Historic Development Commission, 1977-1979.
Chairman, Board Of Directors John M. Will Memorial Scholarship Foundation, Mobile, 1982-1984. Member National Conference Editorial Writers, Society Professional Journalists (president Mobile chapter 1982-1983).
Married Carron Lynn Walker, May 26, 1979 (divorced April 1987). 1 child, Ralph Ezra III. Married BeckyJo Johnson, July 27, 1996.