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.
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.