journalism history
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Women journalists who came second
Last night we watched Diane Sawyer’s debut as anchor of the ABC Evening News. She is the second woman to be a solo anchor of the national evening news. There has not been too much publicity (especially compared to when Katie was the first) although she is getting good reviews in the media sections. Of the few women’s page editors who went on to management, it was typically the ones who came second, third or fourth who had success. For example, Gloria Biggs was the first female publisher in the Gannett chain after being the women’s page editor in St. Pete. She was not adequately trained and only served a…
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Albert Applegate
I just completed our Christmas cards including one for Albert Applegate. Albert is the brother of the late Roberta Applegate, women’s page journalist in the 1950s and 1960s in Michigan and then Miami. (She was also a wire reporter during WWII and a journalistic/PR first in several areas.) One of my favorite moments was presenting her Michigan Journalism Hall of Fame Award to him at Michigan State a few years ago. Below is video of me giving the award to Albert and then his acceptance.
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Albert Applegate
I just completed our Christmas cards including one for Albert Applegate. Albert is the brother of the late Roberta Applegate, women’s page journalist in the 1950s and 1960s in Michigan and then Miami. (She was also a wire reporter during WWII and a journalistic/PR first in several areas.) One of my favorite moments was presenting her Michigan Journalism Hall of Fame Award to him at Michigan State a few years ago. Below is video of me giving the award to Albert and then his acceptance.
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Voltz & Beard
I came across this article that Jeanne Voltz (food editor of the L.A. Times women’s section in the 1960s) wrote about food great James Beard. Jeanne and James went on to become good friends, especially after Jeanne left the Times to become an editor at a women’s magazine and moved to New York. I just completed my book chapter on Beard and am getting ready to send out an article about Voltz. Not much has been written about food journalism in newspapers. We are going to use some of their recipes as we begin holiday cooking today!
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Voltz & Beard
I came across this article that Jeanne Voltz (food editor of the L.A. Times women’s section in the 1960s) wrote about food great James Beard. Jeanne and James went on to become good friends, especially after Jeanne left the Times to become an editor at a women’s magazine and moved to New York. I just completed my book chapter on Beard and am getting ready to send out an article about Voltz. Not much has been written about food journalism in newspapers. We are going to use some of their recipes as we begin holiday cooking today!
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L.A. Times documentary
Yesterday we watched the documentary Inventing L.A. about the Los Angeles Times and the Chandler family. They had a strong women’s page in the late 1960s under editor Maggie Savoy. Above is video of an interview with Otis Chandler, the last of the Chandlers to edit the newspaper.
