ˈæftɚ ðə wˈɔːɹ, hiː bɹˈiːfli ɐtˈɛndᵻd ˈaɪəwə stˈeɪt kˈɑːlɪdʒ ɪn ɪts ᵻlˈɛktɹɪkəl ˌɛndʒɪnˈɪɹɪŋ pɹˈoʊɡɹæm, bᵻfˌoːɹ tɹænsfˈɜːɹɪŋ tə ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv mɪzˈʊɹɹi skˈuːl ʌv dʒˈɜːnəlˌɪzəm ɪn kəlˈʌmbiə.
After the war, he briefly attended Iowa State College in its electrical engineering program, before transferring to the University of Missouri School of Journalism in Columbia.