ɡˈʊd wˈɜːkt wɪððə pˈɪtsbɜːɡ hˈaʊzɪŋ ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾi fɔːɹ sˈɪks jˈɪɹz ænd dʒˈɔɪnd ðə pˈɪtsbɜːɡ kˈɜːɹiɚɹ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi ˈeɪt, wˌɛɹ hiː ɹᵻmˈeɪnd fɔːɹ fˈoːɹtiːn jˈɪɹz.
Goode worked with the Pittsburgh Housing Authority for six years and joined the Pittsburgh Courier in 1948, where he remained for 14 years.