Background
Woestendiek, William John was born on September 5, 1953 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States. Son of William John Senior and Josephine (Pugh) Woestendiek.
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William John Woestendiek
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BJ, U. North Carolina, 1975.
Career
Reporter, Arizona Daily Star, Tucson, 1975-1978; reporter, assistant city editor, city editor, Lexington (Kentucky) Herald-Leader, 1978-1981; reporter, Philadelphia Inquirer, 1981-1990; national correspondent West Coast bureau, Philadelphia Inquirer, Newport Beach, California, 1990-1993; reporter, Philadelphia Inquirer, 1994-1996; columnist, Philadelphia Inquirer, since 1996.
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Married Jennifer Ann Swartz, September 1, 1979. 1 child, Joseph Yoon Tae.
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American
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Recipient Paul Tobenkin Memorial award Columbia University, 1984, National Headliners award Press Club Atlantic City, 1987, Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting Columbia University, 1987, Ernie Pyle award, 1994, Best FeatureStory award Kentucky Press. Association, 1978, Best Investigative Story award Kentucky Press Association, 1979, National Arc of Excellence National Association Retarded Citizens, 1984, Best News Reporting First Place award Associated Press Managing Editors Pennsylvania, 1985, Sigma Delta Chi award for Feature Writing, 1994. John S. Knight fellow Stanford University, 1988-1989.Recipient Paul Tobenkin Memorial award Columbia University, 1984, National Headliners award Press Club Atlantic City, 1987, Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting Columbia University, 1987, Ernie Pyle award, 1994, Best FeatureStory award Kentucky Press. Association, 1978, Best Investigative Story award Kentucky Press Association, 1979, National Arc of Excellence National Association Retarded Citizens, 1984, Best News Reporting First Place award Associated Press Managing Editors Pennsylvania, 1985, Sigma Delta Chi award for Feature Writing, 1994. John S. Knight fellow Stanford University, 1988-1989.