Carl W. McCardle (May 31, 1904 – July 11, 1972) was born in Cameron, West Virginia and earned a B.S.
From 1923 to 1949, McCardle was a reporter and correspondent for multiple news agencies including the Moundsville Echo (West Virginia), the Washington Observer (Pennsylvania), and the Philadelphia Bulletin (Pennsylvania).
[1][2] Following his government career, he was assistant to the chairman of the board of the Penn-Tex Corporation from 1957 to 1958.
In 1959 he served as an executive for Pan American World Airways.
In 1960, McCardle returned to his roots as a reporter for the Wheeling Intelligencer in West Virginia.