2008.10.27
Goodbye Carol Horner
Lots of newspaper folks around the country are sadder today, after learning that Carol Horner had died.
I met Carol when she came to The Roanoke Times via the Knight Center for Specialized Journalism at the University of Maryland, where she was director. Our former editor, Mike Riley, hired her as a visiting writer's coach.
I was one who got some coaching, and I learned a bunch from her. She also gave me my favorite newspaper-related quote, and I have repeatedly stolen it from her. We had a hard time getting together, because just about every time we had some time blocked off, news would break over at the Roanoke courthouse, where I used to be the beat reporter. Once I told her I was sorry for all that, and she said, "Don't worry. The news is rude."
Carol touched a lot of writers and reporters. Follow this link to the Knight Center for more about a really cool woman.
