Morehead, Richard

Born November 16, 1913, at Plainview, Texas, Morehead received his Bachelor of Journalism degree from the University of Texas in 1935 after which he worked as a reporter for the United Press International until 1942, when he became the Dallas Morning News Austin correspondent and later bureau chief until 1979.

Morehead was the Texas correspondent for the Southern Education Reporting Service from 1954-1968 and the legislative correspondent for the Southern Regional Education Board in 1981. He has been 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. He has won numerous awards for his political reporting and for his coverage of the public school integration issues.

From the description of Morehead, Richard M., papers, 1903-1995. (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 33989299