Good evening and welcome to crow ridge books, it is my honor to introduce to you jim jenkins who is editorial writer and columnist on the editorial page of the News Observer for 31 years. He will introduce our special guest, please help me wake welcome jim jenkins caugh. [applause] , on up. In 1973 i saw him first they crossed a loud profane filthy newsroom in downtown raleigh, he was right out of school, i was still in school and i looked across inside to someone who is that and i said that is zucchino and he will be the new star. He had long dark hair over his shoulders and thick jet black mustache and it was a long time ago. David is a grad at the umc Journalism School and a member of the hall of fame. In raleigh he became famous very quickly in the newsroom when a new young editor came in and sent out a memo to the recording stuff saying each reporter will submit to his editor every morning and itinerary for his plans for the day. David even then impossible to tame sat down at the
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