Clay Bennett, editorial cartoonist, Pulitzer Prize winner INTERVIEW 2008

2008: Chattanooga Times Free Press editorial cartoonist and Pulitzer Prize winner Clay Bennett talks to Mr. Media, Bob Andelman Of the nine books I’ve written, it just occurred to me that the first and last have Pulitzer Prize connections—not for my work, unfortunately, but still… The last was Will Eisner: A Spirited Life, a biography of the American master artist and writer, which featured an introduction by Pulitzer Prize winning novelist Michael Chabon. And my first book, Stadium For Rent, features dozens of editorial cartoons drawn by future Pulitzer Prize winning artist Clay Bennett. Back then, Bennett was poking fun at local issues and political figures for the St. Petersburg Times. I’ve always regarded his style as sneaky—the clean lines and bold images let him club you over the head with his message while you’re still chuckling. CLAY BENNETT podcast excerpt: "The virtue most of my editorial cartoons have is that they are exactly six inches wide by four inches deep. They'll fit the hole perfectly... They will fit the space." Bennett left the Times for the Christian Science Monitor, where he ultimately won his Pulitzer. Today, he’s with the Chattanooga Times Free Press, of all places, and we’ll certainly talk about that, I’m sure. Subscribe to Mr. Media for FREE on YouTube: /user/MrMediaRadio For more interviews like this one: https://MrMedia.com What is Mr. Media® Interviews? The curiosity of Terry Gross, the skepticism of John Oliver, the unpredictability of Howard Stern, and, on occasion, the zen of Jon Stewart! Since February 2007, more than 1,300 exclusive Hollywood, celebrity, pop culture video and audio podcast and print interviews by Mr. Media®, a.k.a., Bob Andelman, with newsmakers in TV, radio, movies, music, magazines, newspapers, books, websites, social media, politics, sports, graphic novels, and comics! Twitter: https://twitter.com/andelman Facebook: https://facebook.com/MrMediaRadio Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cDovL21ybWVkaWFpbnRlcnZpZXdzLm1ybWVkaWEubGlic3lucHJvLmNvbS9yc3M= Apple Podcasts (iTunes): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mr-media-interviews-by-bob-andelman/id280182334

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