Last Updated: March 23, 1999
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An American editor
Birthday: June 22, 1953
Hometown: Cincinnati
Marital status: Married to George Graves, no children
Self-portrait: Determined, principled, not satisfied with status
quo
Newsroom motto: Let’s give it a try; if it doesn’t work, we’ll
try something else
Greatest feat: Surviving cancer
Bad habit: Weak tennis serve
Pet peeve: Misused words (such as podium and hopefully)
Luxury defined: Two weeks at a mountain inn
Best story: A series on the Hubble space telescope, by the staff
I supervised at the Hartford Courant; the series brought the paper its
first Pulitzer Prize.
My newspaper’s strength: Personality, energy and a sense of place
Most admired editor: Tim Kelly (my predecessor and now my publisher).
He has an unusual ability to focus on both the big picture and the small
details.
Most admired writer: Wendell Berry
Favorite comic: “Dilbert”
Favorite columnist: Ellen Goodman
Best part of job: Hiring talented people and watching them flourish
Worst part of job: Reading our correction explanation forms
Vacation spot: Lately — the Smokies; favorite — Craftsbury, Vt.
Favorite TV program: “The Simpsons”
Books at bedside: “Built to Last” by James Collins; “The Poisonwood
Bible” by Barbara Kingsolver
