Background
Friedenberg, Walter Drew was born on December 22, 1928 in Meriden, Connecticut, United States. Son of Gustav Edward and Adela (Drews) Friedenberg.
Friedenberg, Walter Drew was born on December 22, 1928 in Meriden, Connecticut, United States. Son of Gustav Edward and Adela (Drews) Friedenberg.
Bachelor, Wake Forest University, 1949. AM, Harvard University, 1956. Postgraduate, University Chicago, 1959.
Reporter Rocky Mount (North Carolina) Evening Telegram, 1949-1950, Winston-Salem (North Carolina) Journal, 1950, Richmond (Virginia) Times-Dispatch, 1954, Buffalo Evening News, summer 1956. Fellow Institute Current World Affairs, New York, 1956-1960. Stringer Chicago Daily News, Foreign News Service, India, 1960.
Reporter Pittsburgh Press, 1960-1961. Foreign correspondent in Europe, Africa and Asia Scripps-Howard Newspaper Alliance, Washington, 1961-1966, editorial writer, 1966-1969. Editor Cincinnati Post, 1969-1977.
European correspondent Scripps-Howard Newspapers, London, 1977-1979. Foreign affairs correspondent Scripps Howard News Service, Washington, 1979-1991. Executive editor Santa Fe New Mexican, 1991-1992.
Scripps Howard visiting professor school journalism Ohio University, 1993-1996. Fulbright lecturer China School Journalism, Beijing, 1996-1997, Fudan University, Shanghai, 1997-1999. Mildred Hansen Endowed professor journalism University Northern Colorado, Greeley, since 1999.
Visiting professor School Journalism Ohio University, since 1998.
Second lieutenant United States Army, 1951-1953. Member Phi Beta Kappa, Omicron Delta Kappa.
Married Tencha Avila, May 29, 1965. Children: Christopher Drew, Max Avila, Karina Della Tanner.