My First Job ...

Caesar Andrews

Caesar Andrews, editor, Gannett News Service, Washington, D.C.

I started as a reporter for TODAY in Cocoa, Fla. I was with family in Mobile, Ala., after just a few months on the job when Hurricane Frederick struck the area. I was stranded, unable to return to Brevard as scheduled. So I conferred with the city desk and ended up covering Frederick from my hometown. This was a breakthrough, a "wow" moment. I already was happy to be a journalist but didn't necessarily dwell on building a newsroom career. Chasing the hurricane story, especially with the added independence and judgment expected when on the road, turned up my enthusiasm. This was the start of me thinking that journalism might be more than just a job for the moment.

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My First Job archive

Ronnie Agnew, executive editor, The Clarion-Ledger, Jackson, Miss.

Caesar Andrews, editor, Gannett News Service

George Benge, news executive, Gannett Co., Inc.

Peter Bhatia, executive editor, The Oregonian, Portland

Michael Chihak, publisher and editor, Tucson (Ariz.) Citizen

Bill Church, executive editor, Star-Gazette, Elmira, N.Y.

Don Flores, executive vice president and editor, El Paso (Texas) Times

Karla Garrett Harshaw, editor, Springfield (Ohio) News-Sun

Bennie Ivory, executive editor, The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Ky.

Sherrie Marshall, executive editor, The Macon (Ga.) Telegraph

E.J. Mitchell, managing editor, The Detroit News

Ricardo Pimentel, columnist, The Arizona Republic, Phoenix

Africa Price, managing editor, The Jackson (Tenn.) Sun

Mark Russell, assistant managing editor, The Plain Dealer, Cleveland

John Quinn, senior advisory trustee, Freedom Forum