In which I deliver a brief speech to students at Lakeside High School on the occasion of my induction into the
Ashtabula High School Alumni Hall of Fame.
Retrospectives
Ashtabula Star-Beacon, April 28, 2005 Fourth in a Series: “Star-Beacon Old School” My guidance counselor gave me a chore, my statistics-keeping got me a chance, but ultimately my voice provided me a lot of the stories. No, not “voice” as in writing style. “Voice” as in speaking voice. Eventually, I think I […]
How I discovered my ‘voice’
(Written for a special edition of Tempo immediately following Gene Siskel’s death on Feb. 20, 1999.) By Owen Youngman, director of interactive media When I came to the Tribune in 1971, Gene Siskel was new enough as film critic that he was still establishing a routine. That meant I’d often […]