Background
Nichols, Robert Edmund was born on February 14, 1925 in Daytona Beach, Florida, United States. Son of Joe D. and Edna A. (Casper) Nichols.
Nichols, Robert Edmund was born on February 14, 1925 in Daytona Beach, Florida, United States. Son of Joe D. and Edna A. (Casper) Nichols.
San Diego State College, 1943., St. John's College, 1945.
Reporter, San Diego Union, 1942-1944; correspondent, Washington bureau New York Herald Tribune, 1945-1948; correspondent, Columbia Broadcasting System, 1948-1951; correspondent, Time, Inc., 1951-1961; contributing editor Time, assistant education director, Life magazine, New York City, 1951-1952; correspondent representing, Time, Life, Fortune, Sports Illustrated magazines, San Diego area, 1952-1961; Sunday editor, San Diego Union, 1952-1961; finance editor, Los Angeles Times, 1961-1968; member editorial board, Los Angeles Times, 1965-1968; special assistant to Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System, 1968-1970; vice-president, director editorial services, Bank of America, 1970-1985.
Member of the United States Antarctic Expedition, 1946-1947. Fellow Royal Geography Society, Explorers Club. Member American Polar Society, California Scholarship federation (honorary, life), Society American Business Editors and Writers (honorary, life, president 1967-1968), South Polar Press Club.
Son of Joe D. and Edna A. (Casper) N. M. Diana R. Grosso; children by previous marriage: Craig S., Kim S., Robin K.