hiː ðˈɛn ɐtˈɛndᵻd kəlˈʌmbiə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ɡɹˈædʒuːət skˈuːl ʌv dʒˈɜːnəlˌɪzəm ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti nˈaɪn ˌɔn ɐ skˈɑːlɚʃˌɪp wˌɪtʃ hiː wʌz ˈɔfɚd wˌaɪl wˈɜːkɪŋ æt kˌeɪtˌiːvˌiːjˈuː.
He then attended Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in 1969 on a scholarship which he was offered while working at KTVU.