Background
III, Walter James Amoss was born on October 22, 1947 in New Orleans. Son of Walter James Junior and Berthe Lathrop (Marks) A.
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Walter James Amoss III, American Editor. Rhodes scholar Oxford (England) University, 1970-1971; Journalistes en Europe grantee, 1979-1980. Member Louisiana Committee of Selection for Rhodes Scholarships, since 1982. Member American Society Newspaper Editors, Associated Press Managing Editors, Phi Beta Kappa.
Education
Bachelor magna cum laude, Yale University, 1969.
Career
Reporter, The States-Item, New Orleans, 1974-1979; reporter, The Times-Picayune, New Orleans, 1980-1982; city editor, The Times-Picayune, New Orleans, 1982-1983; metropolitan editor, The Times-Picayune, New Orleans, 1983-1988; associate editor, The Times-Picayune, New Orleans, 1988-1990; editor, The Times-Picayune, New Orleans, since 1990. Board visiting Louisiana State University Manship School Massachusetts Communications. Trustee Trinity Episcopal School.
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Membership
Member Louisiana Committee of Selection for Rhodes Scholarships, since 1982. Member American Society Newspaper Editors, Associated Press Managing Editors, Phi Beta Kappa.
Connections
Married Nancy Brooks Monroe, April 5, 1975. Children: Adam Brooks, Sophia Philomene.
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Religion
Roman Catholic