Background
Pothier, Richard Joseph was born on July 29, 1939 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Richard Joseph and Margaret (McDonough) Pothier.
Pothier, Richard Joseph was born on July 29, 1939 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Richard Joseph and Margaret (McDonough) Pothier.
Master of Science in Journalism, Columbia University, 1965. Postgraduate, Harvard University, 1970.
Reporter editor Patriot Ledger, Quincy, Massachusetts, 1965—1967. Science editor Miami Florida Herald, 1967—1973. Education writer Philadelphia Inquirer, since 1973.
Assistant professor journalism Northeastern University, 1970—1971. Pulitzer traveling fellow Columbia University Graduate School Journalism, 1965—1966.
Member of Harvard Philadelphia.
Married A. Serrill Headley Pothier, December 15, 1978. Children: Gillian Suzanne, Jeremy Dylan.