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Saturday, November 7, 2009
Syndicated Humor Columnist Zezima to Speak at Erma Bombeck Writers Workshop Syndicated humor columnist Jerry Zezima will be a speaker at the Erma Bombeck Writers Workshop next April, presenting his workshop, "How to Write Humor: A Subject I Know Absolutely Nothing About But Have Somehow Managed to Make More Than Minimum Wage Doing." - November 06, 2009
Taking Major Pubs to Task Over Veterans Day Editorial Cartoons Daryl Cagle, cartoonist for MSNBC.com and author of "Daryl Cagle's Cartoon Web Log," is protesting the decision of some major publications to "treat editorial cartoons as trivial jokes" in a blog post, and admonishes the editors of newspapers and newsmagazines for not wanting to publish more solemn cartoons in honor of Veterans Day. - November 05, 2009
Columnist Inspires Couple's Philantropy Through 'Duluth News Tribune' During his 17 years as a syndicated columnist, Percy Ross, a wealthy Minnesotan, gave away millions to help ordinary people in need of help. Now a couple in Duluth, Minn., are taking up the same mission through a column in the Duluth News Tribune. - November 04, 2009
'Chicago Tribune' to Feature Weekly Sports Cartoons by Former 'Rocky Mountain News' Cartoonist The Chicago Tribune is adding weekly sports cartoons to its newly redesigned "Chicago Sports" section starting this weekend. The cartoons will be drawn by former Rocky Mountain News sports cartoonist Drew Litton, and the first, titled "The Main Event," will appear in Saturday's edition. - October 30, 2009
'Garfield' CGI TV Show Debuts Next Monday "The Garfield Show," a new CGI TV show produced by Dargaud Media and Paws Inc., will claw its way onto the line-up over Cartoon Network starting Monday, Nov. 2. The show will air Monday-Friday, at 10:30 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. (EST) and revolves around a typical day-in-the-life of the surly cat and the characters that inhabit his world. - October 29, 2009
Former Disney Cartoonist Goes to the 'Dogs,' Seeks Newspaper Clients Bruce Kasanoff and former Disney cartoonist Jim George are both dog owners and dog lovers, so it is no surprise that they have recently started an online cartoon about the ups and downs of dog ownership, "Draw the Dog." - October 27, 2009
Jeffrey Koterba Hosts Cartoon Contest Promo for New Book Jeffrey Koterba's book "Inklings" will be released Nov. 3, but the nationally syndicated political cartoonist will be giving away five signed copies this week as part of a cartoon contest. - October 26, 2009
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