Bill Minor

He moved to covering high school sports for The Times-Picayune and studied journalism at Tulane University, graduating in 1943.

[1] Minor served in the U.S. Navy during World War II as a gunnery officer aboard a destroyer, the USS Stephen Potter.

[1] During his tenure at The Times-Picayune he also worked as a stringer for The Washington Post, The New York Times, and Newsweek and advised other traveling journalists on regional sources and information.

[4] One night, after being shunned in a debate on a bill in the House, Clark cleared out his desk and prepared to quit his seat in exasperation.

[5] Mississippi Governor John Bell Williams disapproved of Minor and banned him from attending press conferences.

[1] Minor wrote a syndicated column for over 30 years titled "Eyes on Mississippi",[3] which was printed in The Clarion-Ledger and other state newspapers.