Carl McCardle

Carl W. McCardle was born in Cameron, [West Virginia] and earned a B.S. at Washington and Jefferson College. He was Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs from 1953 to 1957.
From 1923 to 1949, McCardle was a reporter and correspondent for multiple news agencies including the Moundsville Echo, the Washington Observer, and the Philadelphia Bulletin.
From Jan 29, 1953 to Jan 30, 1957, McCardle was Assistant [Secretary of State for Public Affairs]. 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.