Brian Shellito laid off

Last BJ professional artist

Brian Shellito



Brian Shellito, who in 2000 shared BJ art staff duties with people like John Backderf, Art Krummel and Dennis Balogh, was second and third in the 2019 Cleveland Press Club awards for his political cartoons.

His reward: He was laid off by the BJ.

He bid farewell Tuesday. Ol’ Blue Walls doesn’t have a professional artist on its staff for the first time since crayons were invented.

Brian had been doing page design, illustrations and editorial cartoons and, free-lancing for Channel 5, courtroom artist sketches of defendants.

Now that the BJ is owned by GateHouse Media someone in Austin, Texas with crayons will take over the duties.

A sample of Brian’s political cartoons are at https://www.facebook.com/Shellitoons-editorial-satire-from-Brian-Shellito-327589183949420/