Journalist. He was the recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting in 1955, for a series of articles he wrote exposing the Texas Veterans Land Board Scandal. He was raised on his family's farm in Texas and at the age of eighteen, he enlisted with the United States Army. During World War II, he was stationed in the Philippines and saw action in the Battle of Corregidor, where he was captured by the Japanese and spent three-years as a Prisoner of War. Following his return home, he studied at Southwest Texas Junior College and initiated his career as a reporter with the local newspaper “Cuero Daily Record” in Cuero, Texas. He achieved national attention with his series of stories on fraud and corruption within the Texas Veterans Land Program. During the early 1960s, he turned to political reporting and served as a journalist on state politics in Austin. He served as press secretary to Texas Senator John Tower and in 1968, he managed the presidential campaign of Richard Nixon in Texas. After Nixon was elected president, Towery served as Deputy Director and Assistant Director of the United States Information Agency. In 1981, he was appointed by President Reagan to serve on the Board of Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Towery authored his autobiography "The Chow Dipper" in 1994.
Journalist. He was the recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting in 1955, for a series of articles he wrote exposing the Texas Veterans Land Board Scandal. He was raised on his family's farm in Texas and at the age of eighteen, he enlisted with the United States Army. During World War II, he was stationed in the Philippines and saw action in the Battle of Corregidor, where he was captured by the Japanese and spent three-years as a Prisoner of War. Following his return home, he studied at Southwest Texas Junior College and initiated his career as a reporter with the local newspaper “Cuero Daily Record” in Cuero, Texas. He achieved national attention with his series of stories on fraud and corruption within the Texas Veterans Land Program. During the early 1960s, he turned to political reporting and served as a journalist on state politics in Austin. He served as press secretary to Texas Senator John Tower and in 1968, he managed the presidential campaign of Richard Nixon in Texas. After Nixon was elected president, Towery served as Deputy Director and Assistant Director of the United States Information Agency. In 1981, he was appointed by President Reagan to serve on the Board of Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Towery authored his autobiography "The Chow Dipper" in 1994.
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