<description>&lt;h1&gt;Episode Notes&lt;/h1&gt; &lt;p&gt;Longtime newspaper cartoonist Tom Kerr recalls his early days cartooning in Australia, the adrenaline rush of a newsroom, chronicling the attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan, and some harsh days at the &lt;em&gt;New York Post&lt;/em&gt;. He also explains why watercolor is his go-to medium and how he came to spend a decade illustrating McGruff the Crime Dog.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Support Washed Up Journalists by donating to their Tip Jar: &lt;a href="https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/washed-up-journalists" rel="payment nofollow"&gt;https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/washed-up-journalists&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Find out more at &lt;a href="https://washed-up-journalists.pinecast.co" rel="nofollow"&gt;https://washed-up-journalists.pinecast.co&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;This podcast is powered by &lt;a href="https://pinecast.com" rel="nofollow"&gt;Pinecast&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Washed Up Journalists

John Dechant

WUJ Podcast, Ep. 011: Cartoonist Tom Kerr

OCT 19, 202054 MIN
Washed Up Journalists

WUJ Podcast, Ep. 011: Cartoonist Tom Kerr

OCT 19, 202054 MIN

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<h1>Episode Notes</h1> <p>Longtime newspaper cartoonist Tom Kerr recalls his early days cartooning in Australia, the adrenaline rush of a newsroom, chronicling the attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan, and some harsh days at the <em>New York Post</em>. He also explains why watercolor is his go-to medium and how he came to spend a decade illustrating McGruff the Crime Dog.</p> <p>Support Washed Up Journalists by donating to their Tip Jar: <a href="https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/washed-up-journalists" rel="payment nofollow">https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/washed-up-journalists</a></p> <p>Find out more at <a href="https://washed-up-journalists.pinecast.co" rel="nofollow">https://washed-up-journalists.pinecast.co</a></p> <p>This podcast is powered by <a href="https://pinecast.com" rel="nofollow">Pinecast</a>.</p>