Background
Costello, William Aloysious was born on March 5, 1904 in St. Paul. Son of Edward A. and Hilda Marie (Swanson) Costello.
Costello, William Aloysious was born on March 5, 1904 in St. Paul. Son of Edward A. and Hilda Marie (Swanson) Costello.
Bachelor of Arts cum laude, University of Minnesota, 1935.
March 30, 1935; children—Patricia B. Malzan. Catherine J. Simmons. Newspaperman on Minneapolis Journal, Minneapolis Tribune, Honolulu Star-Bulletin and Omaha World-Herald, 1929-1941.
Radio correspondent Columbia Broadcasting System, Chicago and Washington, 1941-1946, Far East news director based in Tokyo, 1946-1951. White House correspondent Columbia Broadcasting System, 1952-1953. Counsellor international affairs, 1955-1958.
White House correspondent Mutual Broadcasting System, 1958-1965, national correspondent, 1966-1967. United States ambassador to Trinidad-Tobago, 1967-1969. Lecturer. President Radio-Television Correspondents Association, 1955.
Member Association Radio-television News Analysts (vice president 1954-1955, 63-67), Academy Political Science, Overseas Writers, Association for Asian Studies, American Political Science Association, White House Correspondents Association, Sigma Delta Chi, Phi Beta Kappa. Clubs: National Press (Washington).
Married Helen Welch Murchie. Children: Patricia B. Malzan.