William J. Drummond

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William Joe Drummond (born September 29, 1944, Oakland, California) is an American journalist. He teaches at the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. [1] [2]

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He graduated from the University of California, Berkeley with bachelor's degree, and from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism with a master's degree. He was a White House Fellow in 1976. He was associate press secretary to President Jimmy Carter. In 1977, he was a founding editor of “Morning Edition,” at NPR. [3]

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  1. "Bill Drummond".
  2. "Journalists are kneading to learn balance", San Francisco Chronicle, Annie Nakao, March 7, 2004
  3. "Drummond, William J. 1944–", Contemporary Black Biography, 2004, Saunders, Shellie