Morehead, Richard M., 1913-2003
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Journalist and author Richard M. Morehead (1913-2003) was born in Plainview, Hale County, Texas to Edward John and Ethel Daily Morehead. After receiving his Bachelor degree in Journalism from the University of Texas in 1935, he worked as a reporter for the United Press International until 1942. Later, Morehead was a correspondent for the Dallas Morning News and retired as bureau chief in 1979. Morehead was also the Texas correspondent for the Southern Education Reporting Service (1954-1968) and the legislative correspondent for the Southern Regional Education Board (1981). He was a long time member of the Texas Judicial Council, the Society of Professional Journalists, the Association of Petroleum Writers, the Hale County Historical Commission, and the Panhandle Plains Historical Society. Morehead won numerous awards for his political reporting and for his coverage of public school integration issues.
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