BJ retirees react to 2022 reunion
Ann
Sheldon Mezger:
The
very talented Andrea Louie made the gorgeous centerpiece for our reunion cake
table (there's at least one photo of it on this thread). She then added little
branches where tags could be hung and invited folks to "Write a word,
leave a message, share a memory of the ABJ".
Here's
what the tags (some signed, some not, and a couple with signatures I couldn't
decipher) said:
Great
gathering always! – Chuck and Lisa Ayers
I got
paid to have an opinion.
Thanks
for the fond memories. – Carla Davis, copy editor
It’s
taken 30 years, but I finally recovered from being cussed out by Fran Murphey
enroute to “Morning Exchange” in Cleveland. I was her driver and coordinator. –
Carla Davis
Remember
the great relationships and friends made at ABJ. It will carry you through
rough times.
One
of my favorite places to have worked. Lots of memories! – Pam McCarthy
Hello!
Let’s rock.
You
were my home and my family. Thanks for the love. – Regina Brett
That
time Thom Fladung did a training and everyone wanted to hire him on the spot. –
Mitch McKenney.
44
forever. – Larry Pantages
What
a great place to grow up. . .and never stop.
There
are places I remember all my life. Thanks for everything ABJ. -- Thrity Umrigar
Andrea,
beautiful arrangement. The memories we cherish. The good times we cry about. So
privileged to be a part of it. – Jolene Limbacher
I met
Fran Murphey when I shook her awake in the parking deck. I thought she might be
dead. She was P.O.’d. – Kathy Gardner
Gathering
around the computer screen waiting to hear we won a Pulitzer – again! Such
amazing talent and proud to be part of it.
BJ.
Fun place to “work.” – John Olesky
ABJ –
where I learned everything I needed to know for all that followed. – Andrea
Louie
So
glad I was there during the Golden Age.
By
the grace of God and the 4th estate and Bill Hershey, I got to work at the
Beacon – Katie Byard Carney
The
Beacon Journal. Where great people produced great journalism. – Greg Gardner
Great
to see the wrinkles and smiles of my ABJ family. – David Hertz
So
glad I got to be reunited with my Beacon friends. – Elaine Guregian
On the BJ Newsroom Alumni Facebook page Thrity Umrigar posted:
I was so overjoyed at seeing so many beloved faces that I completely forgot to take pictures— but I did want to say this. If I was a multi millionaire I would open a newsroom and hire all of you. But instead of actually producing a daily newspaper we would just get together every day and hang out and eat lots of good food and then go home and come back the next day and do it all over again. I will thank my lucky stars until I die for having worked with such wonderful people.
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