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Media Stars Remember Their Early Days

Gail Collins, editorial page editor of The New York Times; best-selling author and New Yorker staff writer Susan Orlean; NPR commentator Sarah Vowell; satirist Neal Pollack; and Alan Webber, co-founder of Fast Company, all share one thing -- stints at alternative newsweeklies early in their careers. These former alt-weekly staffers talk with AAN News about success in the big leagues and reflect on their roots and the state of the alt-weekly industry. And for good measure, musician-turned-alt-weekly-art-director Victor Krummenacher also shares his experiences with fame and the alternative newsweeklies that covered him. (FULL STORY)
Sharon Bass  |  01-16-2003  3:43 pm  |  Industry News

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