Author: William F. Goodykoontz
Alternate names: Bill Goode
Born: 1914
Died: 1990
Bio: William F. Goodykoontz was born in 1914 in Mercer, West Virginia. He was a reporter for the Washington Daily News, contributing a regular police and courts beat column called “It Happened in Washington.”  He later switched from crime to political reporting, covering the White House and the House of Representatives for various news sources, including the Washington Post.