Background
Woo, William Franklin was born on October 4, 1936 in Shanghai, China. Son of Kyatang and Elizabeth Louise (Hart) Woo. came to the United States, 1946.
Woo, William Franklin was born on October 4, 1936 in Shanghai, China. Son of Kyatang and Elizabeth Louise (Hart) Woo. came to the United States, 1946.
Bachelor of Arts, University Kansas, 1960.
Reporter, Kansas City Star, Missouri, 1957-1962; feature writer, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 1962-1968; editorial writer, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 1968-1973; assistant editor, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 1973-1974; editorial page editor, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 1974-1986; editor, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 1986-1996; visiting lecturer department of committee, Stanford University, since 1997.
Served to staff sergeant United States Air Force Reserve, 1962. Member American Society Newspaper Editors (board directors since 1993), American Press Institute (board directors 1995).
Married Patricia Ernst, December 18, 1964 (divorced June 1980). Married Martha Richards Shirk, September 15, 1981. Children— Thomas Shenton, Bennett Richards, Peter Snowdon.