Roland De Wolk ( born 1953 ) is an American print and television journalist from the San Francisco Bay Area . His career has spanned four decades . He contributed to '' Oakland Tribune '' coverage of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake that won a 1990 Pulitzer Prize . He has won multiple awards for his journalism , including a lifetime achievement award . He has been described as " a star journalist " and " an ace reporter . " De Wolk spent the first half of his four-decade career at publications such as the Oakland Tribune and San Francisco Chronicle . He also wrote for publications such as the New York Times and Chicago Tribune as well as the Paris Metro ( now defunct ) . In 1995 he co-wrote a travel guidebook for the San Francisco area called '' Our Town '' . After the near shutdown of the '' Oakland Tribune '' in 1991 and observing changes in the media landscape in the early years of the Internet , De Wolk moved into television and online journalism
1989 Loma Prieta earthquake
1989 Loma Prieta earthquake
Roland De Wolk