Florida newspapers
- Florida food, Florida newspapers, Florida Women's Pages, food editors, Grace Barr, Jane Nickerson, Jeanne Voltz
Florida Communication of Association Conference
Tomorrow I am speaking about Florida food editors at the Florida Communication Association Conference. Here is a segment of the paper: Jeanne Voltz was the food editor at the Miami Herald during the 1950s. She earned a journalism degree from what is now the University of Montevallo. She worked the news beat during World War II and married a fellow journalist. She then became the food editor at the Miami Herald in the 1950s and at the Los Angeles Times in the 1960s through the early 1970s. She later became the food editor at Woman’s Day magazine. She wrote many cookbooks and was considered an expert on barbecue and Southern…
- Florida food, Florida newspapers, Florida Women's Pages, Grace Barr, Jane Nickerson, ruth gorrell, ruth gray
Reflecting Florida at East End Market
A week from today is my book talk about the food editors from Central Florida at the East End Market: Ruth Gray, Grace Barr & Jane Nickerson.
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Reflecting Florida: October 19
I am excited to be part of the October 19 event in Orlando: Reflecting Florida. I will be talking about the women journalists and the food of my favorite state, Florida.
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Women’s Page Editor Dorothy Clifford Has Died
I was sad to read the news that Tallahassee Democrat women’s page editor Dorothy Clifford has died. I am happy that I had the opportunity to interview her several years ago. This is the wonderful material from her obituary:“Dorothy Clifford, doyenne of the Tallahassee Democrat newsroom and arbiter of the Tallahassee social scene for more than 40 years, died Sunday morning.” and “For decades, Clifford was the newspaper’s social historian. Most famously, she wrote the Democrat’s weekly “Capital Scene” column — a round-up of parties, gatherings and events laden with bold-faced names of those who attended. Though the term society column might make some wince — including Clifford — it…
- Florida food, Florida newspapers, Florida Women's Pages, food editors, food history, food journalism
Central Florida Food Editors Talk
I am looking forward to talking about The Food Section and signing some books at the Orlando Library later this month.
- Dorothy Jurney, Florida newspapers, Florida Women's Pages, Jeanne Voltz, Marie Anderson, Miami Herald
New Image of Dorothy Jurney & Marie Anderson
Jeanne Voltz was kind enough to share this great 1959 image of Miami Herald women’s page editors Dorothy Jurney and Marie Anderson. Jeanne’s mother was the food editor at the Herald in the 1950s. Dorothy Jurney was the women’s page editor at the Miami Herald in the 1950s, with Marie Anderson as her assistant. When Dorothy moved on the Detroit Free Press in the 1950s, Marie became the editor. Under her leadership, the women’s page section was retired from the Penney Missouri Awards – the top recognition for the pages – because it won so many times.
