hiː wʌz ˈɛdɪɾɚɹ ʌvðɪ oːɹɡˈoʊniən, ðə mˈeɪdʒɚ dˈeɪli nˈuːzpeɪpɚɹ ɪn pˈoːɹtlənd, ˈɔːɹɪɡən, fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɛvən tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈoːɹ ænd wʌz ðæt nˈuːzpeɪpɚz fˈɜːst ˈæfɹɪkənɐmˈɛɹɪkən ˈɛdɪɾɚ.
He was editor of The Oregonian, the major daily newspaper in Portland, Oregon, from 1987 to 1994 and was that newspaper's first African-American editor.