Blog
James Asher
- By: ASNE staff
- On: 05/04/2012 13:58:00
- In: General
Organization: McClatchy Washington Bureau
Title: Washington Bureau Chief
Hometown: Utica, N.Y.
First paying job: the now defunct Utica Daily Press
Mentor or role model: Bill Mungo, my first city editor, and Gene Roberts of Philadelphia Inquirer and NYTimes fame.
If I weren't an editor I'd be: I'd remain contentedly a journalist.
To unwind I: count waves at the Jersey Shore.
Favorite book, TV show or movie: Book: Kristin Lavransdatter by Nobel laureate Sigrid Undset; TV Show: C-SPAN and "Revenge" on ABC
What music I am listening to: Paul Simon's new album and my kids' music: http://www.peopleschamps.com, http://www.thesuperpowerhorns.com and http://www.myspace.com/brkn.glass.