Retired veteran rewrite man Don Bandy was back in Akron during the weekend to attend the wedding of a grand niece in Hudson. His visit offered an opportunity to talk for nearly two hours about old times at the newspaper.
He gazed in amazemenet at the 16 names on the Blog Wall of Honor of retired staffers who represent a combined 291 years of service to the BJ. We talked about some of the talented reporters still at the BJ and even about some of the worst writers we could remember. It was Don's job to make them look good.
Don does not miss the big old house on Aqueduct Street or the tons of leaves and is enjoying life in Florida. . He is in his own condo, gets the Bradenton newspper and is within five minutes of the beach and near siblings.
His address is:
2770 71st St. Court West
Bradenton, FL 342009
Don was a super rewrite man. He made more than one reporter look like Woodward and Bernstein. Rewrite probably was the most under-appreciated job on a newspaper. With today's technology, maybe it's even extinct.
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