Geneva Overholser

Going on hiatus for Japan traval. But first: Calvin Trillin on dog-barking, and Gerald Clayton on Duke Ellington's humanity. Two remarkable responses from two remarkable men. genevaoverholser.substack.com #Encounters

In 1965, the Pulitzer board refused to give Duke Ellington a special citation. He was 66. Ellington: "Fate doesn't want me to be too famous too young." Thirty years later, Wynton Marsalis won the prize. New piece on what recognition means. genevaoverholser.substack.com #Jazz #Pulitzer

The ombudsman is nearly extinct. Local newsrooms are hollowing out. And we still haven't figured out how to pay for the journalism democracy needs. Had a good conversation about all of it with @JulieGammack. @genevaoverholser/note/c-217179738" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">substack.com/@genevaoverhol…

In the UK, France and Germany, Epstein associates are paying steep prices. Here in the USA they're running the show.

In 1976, I listened to Jimmy Carter's victory on a shortwave radio in the Sahara. We carried it in a bag on our morning hike, antenna sticking above our heads. Four years later, the distant voice became a handshake at the White House. open.substack.com/pub/genevaover…

ENCOUNTERS 2: Saying, with grace, what all need to hear and nobody wants to open.substack.com/pub/genevaover…

Encounters 1: A governor, a newspaper and a common understanding open.substack.com/pub/genevaover…

Introducing ENCOUNTERS open.substack.com/pub/genevaover…