Background
Holmgren, Roderick B. was born on July 26, 1914 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Warner Elof and Josephine (Peterson) Holmgren.
Holmgren, Roderick B. was born on July 26, 1914 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Warner Elof and Josephine (Peterson) Holmgren.
Bachelor of Science, Northwestern University, 1937; Master of Arts, University of California, Berkeley, 1959.
Producer, University Broadcasting Council, Chicago, 1936-1939; news editor, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa., 1939-1941; news editor, Des Moines Register, Iowa., 1941-1942; news editor, Chicago Sun, Chicago, 1942-1943; regional director, Office of War Information, Chicago, 1943-1945; news editor, WCFL, Chicago, 1945-1949; editor, The Union, Denver, 1950-1957; instructor, Monterey Peninsula College, Monterey, California, 1959-1979; professor, Graduate College Journalism, Beijing, 1982-1984; professor, Beijing Broadcasting Institute, Beijing, 1986. Fulbright lecturer Kabul U., Afghanistan, 1966-1967.
Member Committee on Environmental Impact Military, Sierra Club Marine Committee (Conservationist of the Year Monterey chapter, 1979), Minerals Management Service.
Married Katherine DeWese, June 10, 1938 (deceased September 1988). Married Alma Elizabeth Oberst, January 20, 1990. 1 child, John Edward.