Arizona Food Editor Dorothee Polson
I was so happy to get an email from Phoenix food editor Dorothee Polson. I was familiar with her work as a Vesta Award winner and had guessed that she probably knew Arizona women’s page editor Maggie Savoy. Luckily, I came across an oral history with Dorothee. It is available here.
In the history, Dorothee mentions Maggie and her experiences as a food journalist. Here is one of my favorite parts as she described coming to Phoenix in 1962:
“I think it helped me that there had not been a food section, because there were no rules and regulations to follow. I could just do whatever I wanted to. And I did. I would do interviews with interesting people that had nothing to do with food and just bring in their favorite recipes, because everyone eats. Most people cook a little bit, and most people have a favorite recipe, whether it’s theirs or somebody else’s. No matter what I wrote about, I could bring in a food angle.”
Information in the oral history gave me the name of her son who I found on Facebook. He shared the information with his mother who then emailed me. My favorite part of her email was learning that she knew two of my other research subjects: Peggy Daum and Jeanne Voltz. I hope to speak with Dorothee next week.
Arizona Food Editor Dorothee Polson
I was so happy to get an email from Phoenix food editor Dorothee Polson. I was familiar with her work as a Vesta Award winner and had guessed that she probably knew Arizona women’s page editor Maggie Savoy. Luckily, I came across an oral history with Dorothee. It is available here.
In the history, Dorothee mentions Maggie and her experiences as a food journalist. Here is one of my favorite parts as she described coming to Phoenix in 1962:
“I think it helped me that there had not been a food section, because there were no rules and regulations to follow. I could just do whatever I wanted to. And I did. I would do interviews with interesting people that had nothing to do with food and just bring in their favorite recipes, because everyone eats. Most people cook a little bit, and most people have a favorite recipe, whether it’s theirs or somebody else’s. No matter what I wrote about, I could bring in a food angle.”
Information in the oral history gave me the name of her son who I found on Facebook. He shared the information with his mother who then emailed me. My favorite part of her email was learning that she knew two of my other research subjects: Peggy Daum and Jeanne Voltz. I hope to speak with Dorothee next week.
