1928

Born in Kaesong, Korea

1946-1949

Major in English Literature, Korea University, Seoul

1950

Came to USA

1951-1955

Editor, The Korean Messenger, an English language periodical for Korean students

1953

• BS Journalism, West Virginia University, Morgantown
• News Editor, The Daily Athenaeum, the WVU student newspaper
• Research Assistant, Institute of Communications, University of Illinois, Urbana

1955

MS Journalism, University of Illinois, Urbana

1956-1957

City Hall Reporter, The Kingsport (Tenn.) Times-News

1958-1970

Staff Reporter, The Charleston (W. Va.) Gazette

1960

Married, Peggy N. Flowers of Bluefield, VA

1966-1967

Mark Ethridge Fellowship, Ford Foundation, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

1968

Urban Service Award, U. S. Office of Economic Opportunity, for outstanding coverage of the poor.

1969-1970

• Part-time journalism instructor, West Virginia State College
• Institute faculty advisor to The Yellow Jacket, WVSC student newspaper

1970

• Investigative Reporter, Sacramento Union
• Ring of Truth Award, Copley Newspapers, for outstanding community service
• Editorial Citation, California Newspaper Publishers Association, Best Article or Best Series, for “Welfare Mess.”

1971

• First Place, Enterprise Category, California-Nevada AP Writing Contest
• Ring of Truth Award, Copley Newspapers, for outstanding initiative and originality in reporting.

1972

• Second Place, Enterprise Category, California-Nevada AP Writing Contest
• Ring of Truth Award, Copley Newspapers, for outstanding initiative and originality in reporting
• Ring of Truth Award, Copley Newspapers, for best spot news coverage
• Certificate of Merit, American Bar Association Gavel Award, for a series of investigative articles

1973

• Ring of Truth Award, Copley Newspapers, for outstanding community service
• Editorial Citation, California Newspaper Publishers Association, for community service

1974

• Part-time journalism lecturer, California State University, Sacramento
• Faculty advisor to The State Hornet, CSUS student newspaper
• Ring of Truth Award, Copley Newspapers, for a series of investigative articles
• Special Merit Award, California Taxpayers Association, for a series of investigative articles entitled, “The Golden Dome.”
• National Headliners Award, National Headliners Club, for outstanding news reporting

1976

Editorial Citation, California Newspaper Publishers Association, for best series of articles

1977

Contacts Chol Soo Lee and begins working for his release.

1978

• Mark Twain Sweepstakes Award, Associated Press News Executives Council (APNEC), for “The Americanization of Chol Soo Lee.”

1979

• Starts editing and publishing Koreatown.

• Gavel Award, American Bar Association, for yearlong investigative series that resulted in the overturning of Chol Soo Lee’s murder conviction.

• First Place, Best Series of Articles, California Newspaper Publishers Association’s Better Newspaper Contest

• Honorable Mention, Paul Tobenkin Memorial Award, for investigative coverage of Chol Soo Lee case.

1981

• Top Honors, News Division, California State Fair, for his series, “People’s Revolt Against Crime.”

1982

Second place, investigative reporting, San Francisco Press Club Writing Contest

1983

• Chol Soo Lee released.

• National Headliners Award, National Headliners Club, for outstanding news reporting

• American Legion Fourth Estate Award

• Second Place, Writing Contest, California-Nevada Associated Press News Executive Council

1986

Finalist, Roy W. Howard Award for Public Service, Scripps-Howard Foundation

1987

Lifetime Achievement Award, Asian American Journalists Association

1990

Editor, Korea Times English Edition

Retires from Sacramento Union

1992

John Anson Ford Award, Los Angeles Human Relations Commission for journalistic efforts to promote racial harmony before, during, and after the 1992 LA Riots.

Retires from Korea Times English Edition

Received liver transplant.

1993

Investigative reporter/internship program coordinator, Sacramento Union

1994

Free Spirit Award, Freedom Forum

National Award for Outstanding Service, Association of Asian American Studies

1995

Special projects consultant to KCRA-TV in Sacramento

Columnist, The Korea Times (English daily), Seoul

1997

Inducted into the Journalism History Gallery of the Newseum in Arlington, VA.

1998

Retired from The Korea Times

2000

Columnist, Currents

Columnist, The Korea Times Bi-Lingual Edition, Los Angeles

Retires from KCRA-TV

2001

Columnist, KorAm Journal