January 05, 2004

A Reporter Looks Back

Thanks to my father I didn't miss this fine piece by The Star Ledger's Bill Gordon looking back on his 37 years in newspapers. My favorite bits are about the old Newark Evening News where my father also worked.

My memory of the city room at the old Newark Evening News, which I left in 1966, was one of drab surroundings in which the hue and cry of reporters and editors pierced the din raised by teletype machines, ancient typewriters and telephones. It was a tableau seen through a gauze of cigarette smoke.
Posted by Jim at January 5, 2004 05:21 PM
Comments

Jim,
Photo of death in street while onlooker stands in heart is brillant.
Poor guy trying to put out fire also superb/touching.

Posted by: doug at January 6, 2004 12:41 AM

Jim:
I hope that you get this. I remember you well and from my days when I would visit the paper and you were the young photographer. My Dad always thought well of you and it is great to see that you are still in the game. These days I have a line of clothing with my girlfriend here in California.www.monacompany. My email address is polbruce@aol.com. JAck would love the digital world. A few years back I bumped into Richard Reeves the political reporter and political writer
and we weretaljking and turned out he worked at the Old Gray Lady on MArket Street and remembered my DAd very well. What a small world. My phone number out here is 310-395-5087. If you are in the neighborhood by all means stopp by.
Best
Bruce Johnston

Posted by: Bruce Johnston at February 14, 2004 03:00 PM

Jim:
I hope that you get this. I remember you well and from my days when I would visit the paper and you were the young photographer. My Dad always thought well of you and it is great to see that you are still in the game. These days I have a line of clothing with my girlfriend here in California.www.monacompany. My email address is polbruce@aol.com. JAck would love the digital world. A few years back I bumped into Richard Reeves the political reporter and political writer
and we weretaljking and turned out he worked at the Old Gray Lady on MArket Street and remembered my DAd very well. What a small world. My phone number out here is 310-395-5087. If you are in the neighborhood by all means stopp by.
Best
Bruce Johnston

Posted by: Bruce Johnston at February 14, 2004 03:00 PM