John Strohmeyer

John was in a league of his in the way he could inspire (or scare) you in the newsroom. Of course, I will always be thankful that he gave me my first job in the business. However, I will never forget his "job description": Covering high school sports, he told me bluntly, is no glamor job (though he used much more graphic language), as he waved around my pathetic single-page resume. I was from the area, and he must have believed I might be a writer someday. So after a week's tryout, I got the...