 Between 1958 and 1960, Egerton was with the Public Relations Department of the University of Kentucky, and from 1960 to 1965, he served as Director of Public Information and Publications for the University of South Florida in Tampa.For six years, beginning in 1965, he was a magazine staff writer for "Southern Education Report" and its successor, "Race Relations Reporter", both based in Nashville from 1965 until 1971.In 1971, Egerton began his career as a freelance writer of nonfiction, specializing in education, race relations and social-cultural issues in his native region.