Background
Allen, William Dale was born on August 16, 1938 in Joplin, Missouri, United States. Son of William Longstaff and Freda Valera (Jones) Allen.
Allen, William Dale was born on August 16, 1938 in Joplin, Missouri, United States. Son of William Longstaff and Freda Valera (Jones) Allen.
Associate of Arts in Arts, Missouri Southern (formerly Joplin Junior College), 1959. BJ, University Missouri, 1961.
Reporter, Joplin Glove, 1957-1959; news editor, Newport (Arkansas) Indiana, 1961-1963; assistant city editor, Carolinas editor, national editor, Charlotte (North Carolina) Observer, 1963-1970; assistant managing editor, associate managing editor, Philadelphia Inquirer, 1970-1980; executive editor, Akron (Ohio) Beacon Journal, 1980-1986; editor, Akron (Ohio) Beacon Journal, since 1986.
Juror Pulitzer Prize, 1986-1987. With United States Army, 1956-1957. Sergeant United States Army Reserve, 1957-1974.
Member Society Professional Journalists.
Married Barbara Bower, August 26, 1960. Children: Kendall Maria, Matthew Paul, Anna Elizabeth.