Richard Walton
| Richard J. Walton | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 24, 1928 Saratoga Springs, New York |
| Died | December 27, 2012 Providence, Rhode Island |
| Nationality | United States |
| Education |
Classical High School, Providence, RI (1945) Brown University, Providence, RI (B.A. 1951) Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, New York, NY (M.A. 1954) |
| Occupation | Journalist, College Professor |
| Known for | Progressive activism against poverty, homelessness, and hunger |
| Spouse(s) |
Margaret Hilton (divorced) Mary Una Jones (divorced) |
| Children |
Richard (1958) Catherine (1960) |
Classical High School, Providence, RI (1945)
Brown University, Providence, RI (B.A. 1951)
Margaret Hilton (divorced)
Richard (1958)
Richard Walton (May 24, 1928 – December 27, 2012) was an American writer, teacher, and politician. He was the vice-presidential nominee in 1984 of the short-lived Citizens Party; Sonia Johnson was the party's presidential nominee that year.
Richard John Walton was born on May 24, 1928 in Saratoga Springs, New York, to Gertrude and Richard James Walton. As a child he moved with his family to Providence, Rhode Island, where he was graduated from Classical High School in 1945 and received a bachelor's degree from Brown University in 1951. His studies at Brown were interrupted for two years while he served in the U.S. Navy as a journalist's mate. He worked as a disk jockey on Providence radio station WICE before attending the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism where he received a master's degree in 1954.
He was married twice, once to Margaret Hilton and subsequently to Mary Una Jones; both marriages ended in divorce. He has two children, Richard (born 1958) and Catherine (born 1960). He returned to reside in his home state of Rhode Island since 1981.
Walton died at age 84 of leukemia on December 27, 2012, at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence, RI.
As a print journalist, he worked for The Providence Journal (1954-1955) and then for the New York World-Telegram and The New York Sun (1955-1959). He then returned to radio for the Voice of America (VOA), first in Washington, D.C. as producer-host of Report to Africa (1959-1962) and then in New York City as principal United Nations correspondent (1962-1967). In 1960, he traveled extensively in Africa making a series of documentaries on the independence movement, interviewing many of the post-colonial leaders including Patrice Lumumba.
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