ˈæftɚ ɡɹˌædʒuːˈeɪʃən, hiː ɹᵻtˈɜːnd tə ðə ɹˈɛdʒɪstɚ ænd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɪks hiː mˈuːvd tə wˈɑːʃɪŋtən, dˈiː.sˈiː. tə wˈɜːk æz bjˈʊɹɹoʊ tʃˈiːf.
After graduation, he returned to the Register and in 1996 he moved to Washington, D.C. to work as bureau chief.