How Do Willie Nelson, Meryl Streep, Steven Spielberg and the Hudson Valley Writers Center All Get a Shout Today?
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One of my favorite aspects of this job is that almost every day, my phone rings or my email rattles with some unexpected interesting person introducing themselves.
Two quick examples from yesterday alone.
I received an email and a call from Steve Ditlea, who bills himself as “the most widely published print and online journalist you’ve never heard of, proud of it.”
Steve will be teaching a new local course in journalism, and was reaching out with a related request — more on that eventually to come, maybe.
He regaled me with several fascinating stories from his time in the field but, perhaps most noteworthy, shared how he helped make Willie Nelson famous with a Rolling Stone review in 1973.
Anyway, for any of you budding journos out there, check out details about Steve’s upcoming class at the Sleepy Hollow-based Hudson Valley Writers Center, starting September 29 at 6 p.m., for six consecutive Thursdays.
I also received an email yesterday from
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