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June 30, 2005
A clean young man: editing Ebert
At Poynter Online, former Ebert colleague Gregory E. Favre snacks on the past: "[Ebert} was one of the easiest people to deal with in the newsroom. Maybe it was because his copy was always clean and crisp and on time. And unlike a number of critics, he not only didn't mind doing interview pieces and profiles, he excelled in them. I also don't want to forget this terrific perk of being the Sun Times managing editor: Every once in a while, Roger would invite me to join him for a screening of a new film. First thing would be a stop at the popcorn shop�to purchase a bag of caramel corn, even though I am sure the new slim Roger who walks 10,000 steps each day doesn't do that anymore.�Then we went to the private screening room above the beautiful Chicago Theater with those big seats and no one talking during the movie. Just Roger and Gene taking silent notes. Now that's a movie lover's dream come true." [More such post-Walk of Stars talk at the link.]
Posted by at June 30, 2005 04:09 PM
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