RIP Russell Baker

[Michael_ Gee]

New York Times op-ed columnist for 36 years (a record). Won a Pulitzer for his autobiography "Growing Up." A superb writer. One of my personal idols of journalism. Died at age 93. If you get a chance, look up some of his columns. They are fantastic.

 

[Azrael]

I posted his Times obituary on Sports and News.

He was a giant. Hugely influential to our generation of writers.

Russell Baker, Pulitzer-Winning Times Columnist and Humorist, Dies at 93

 

[Michael_ Gee]

This was a great obit. Thanks for posting it. I loved the how to teach journalism story.

 

[Azrael]

Ditto.

Mr. McFadden, now 81, the Times' great obituarist, is himself an old-time titan.