Beacon Journal readers are probably a little familiar with the name Lew Stamp, because he is a photographer and gets a credit line. They also will recognize the bylines of many of those who are accepting buyouts. They are less likely to recognize the names of Theodore Schneider and Charles Montague who are listed as copy editors. Each one has 38 plus years of experience.Schneider, is what we used to jokingly call "line drawers." He has been designing and laying out newspaper pages for years and has been at the BJ for 38 years and 6 months. That's more than any copy editor, but just 2 months more than Montague who is a veteran copy editor and has handled many assignments.
Lew Stamp has more years of service than any photographer except Paul Tople. Paul has 37 years and three months. Stamp has 30 years and 3 months and in photo lingo that means lots of exposures.
Montague's last day is Thursday and Schneider's is Friday. Stamp leaves next week.
It should be noted that the BJ staffer who still tops the seniority list is Sheldon Ocher with 40 years and 11 months. Would anyone even think about losing the top baseball writer in the world?To give you a better idea of the loss of three veterans, we could put it another way. Here are their hiring dates:
Ted Schneider............February 15, 1970
Charles Montague......April 20, 1970
Lew Stamp...................May 8, 1978
2 comments:
You got it wrong which is really unusual. Sheldon is the BJ NEWSROOM staffer with the most senority but he is not even close the the highest senority BJ staffer. Cheryl Sheinin is the longest BJ Staffer with almost 43 years. Three others then follow. In a blog that is making the point that not all experience will be recognized by the general public, you made a pretty significant blunder.
It is not unusual for me to get it wrong. Have you checked all the typos and miscues? I need help. We usually talk about the newsroom and forget there are a couple of other floors in the building. Folks on those floors get no bylines or credit lines and really no respect. We hear rumbles of problems in those departments also, but it is difficult to get information. Everyone seems anonymous. We need help.
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