William Mellville Blair

Background

Blair, William Mellville was born on June 14, 1911 in Cleveland. Son of Mellville Clifton and Margaret (O'Grady) Blair.

Education

Student, Ohio State University, 1934.

Career

With publicity department Ohio State University radio station WEAO, 1933-1934. Reporter-editor Canton (Ohio) Repository, 1934-1936, Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph, 1936-1937. With Pittsburgh, Harrisburg and Philadelphia bureaus Associated Press, 1937-1942.

Member staff New York Times, 1942-1976. Reporter-editor Washington bureau, 1953-1976.

Achievements

• William Mellville Blair has been listed as a noteworthy newspaper reporter by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Newspaper Farm Editors American (president 1974-1975), National Press Foundation (secretary 1976-1979), Sigma Delta Chi. Clubs: Washington Athletic (Washington) (governor 1958-1961, 63-66, 68-70), National Press (Washington) (secretary 1962-1964, president 1965), Touchdown (Washington).

Connections

Married Helen Stern, October 26, 1936. Children– Jonathan Stern, Christopher Jo, Jeffrey William.

Father:

Mellville Clifton Blair

Mother:

Margaret (O'Grady) Blair

Spouse:

Helen Stern

child:

Jonathan Stern Blair

child:

Jeffrey William Blair

child:

Christopher Jo Blair