Roger Vincent Wetherington

Background

Wetherington, Roger Vincent was born on March 12, 1942 in Jacksonville, Florida, United States. Son of Roger Vincent and Ruby Estelle (Jones) Wetherington.

Education

Bachelor in English Literature, Columbia University, 1965; Master of Arts in Journalism (with honours), University of Southern California, 1979; Doctor of Philosophy in Comm., University of Southern California, 1986.

Career

Copyboy, reporter, assistant city editor, Daily News, New York City, 1963-1976; lecturer journalism, California State University, Long Beach, 1976-1978, 87-90; assistant professor, California State University, Northridge, 1979-1984; assistant professor committee, St. John's U., Jamaica, New York, 1990-1993; associate professor, St. John's U., Jamaica, New York, since 1993. Copy editor New York Times, New York City, since 1992.

Achievements

• Roger Vincent Wetherington has been listed as a noteworthy Journalism educator, newspaper copy editor by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Association of University Professors, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Comm., Society Professional Journalists, Investigative Reporters and Editors, Newspaper Guild, Deadline Club.

Interests

• Avocation: opera.

Connections

Married Andra Marie Miller, August 31, 1972. 1 child, Brady Miller.

Father:

Roger Vincent Wetherington

Mother:

Ruby Estelle (Jones) Wetherington

Spouse:

Andra Marie Miller

child:

Brady Miller Wetherington