Background
Wells, Walter Newton was born on February 16, 1943 in York County, South Carolina, United States. Son of Wesley Newton and Mary Elizabeth (Love) Wells.
Wells, Walter Newton was born on February 16, 1943 in York County, South Carolina, United States. Son of Wesley Newton and Mary Elizabeth (Love) Wells.
Bachelor, Presbyterian College, 1965; postgraduate, Virginia Commonwealth U., 1965-1972; postgraduate, New York University, 1972-1980; Doctor of Laws, Presbyterian College, Clinton, South Carolina., 1987.
Assistant state editor Richmond (Virginia) Times-Dispatch, 1965-1972. Assistant national editor New York Times, New York City, 1972-1980. Managing editor Herald Tribune, Paris, 1980-1991.
President Food Lovers & company. Lecturer on issues in American media Institute de Science Politiques, Paris.
Married Lucy Montgomery, October 14, 1967 (divorced 1970). Married Patricia Kleiber Wells, September 9, 1977.