Walter Mears was born on 11 January 1935 in Lynn, Massachusetts, USA. He was married to Carroll Ann Mears, Joyce Lund, Frances Rioux Richardson and Sally Danton. He died on 3 March 2022 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
Political reporter who covered 11 US presidential elections for the Associated Press, 1960 - 2000. He won a Pulitzer Prize for his coverage of the 1976 race between Republican Gerald Ford and Democrat Jimmy Carter.