JUNE 18, 2015

MEMBERS PRESENT:

Sharon Palmeri, Beverly Stanislawski, Katherine Flotz, Sharon Buckman, George Miga, Bob Philpot, Sharon Dorelli, Suzy Steuben, Mary Lu Cowley, Mike Musak, Paul Mulligan, Neil Bedeker, Luneil Morrow, Nancy Ritz,  Kenneth Ritz

GUESTS PRESENT:

Donna Eckelbarger, Pamela Gonzalez, Karen Walker, Sam Bodoga, Bobby Walker, Jerry Davich

OLD BUSINESS:

Beverly Stanislawski and Sharon Palmeri gave a vote of approval for the June 4, 2015 meeting

NEW BUSINESS:

Write On Hoosiers was privileged to have author and journalist  Jerry Davich as their guest speaker for the evening.  Mr Davich introduced himself by giving some background on himself: his childhood, school, and his food business.  He said that after leaving his food business, he began working for The Times. He began with captioning political cartoons, and then later small feature articles, most of them concerning seasonal festivals, etc. He shared some interesting stories about his writing jobs.  In 2006 Jerry went to work for the Post Tribune and was told he could write about anything that interested him. He stated that he usually writes about 1,000 to 1,500 words per day.   

Besides hosting a radio talk show entitled Casual Fridays, on WLPR 89.1 FM, Mr. Davich writes for the “Post Tribune,” “Chicago Tribune,” “Chicago Parent Magazine,” “Building Indiana,”  “Special Parents (concerning caregivers for special needs children)” and the “Northwest Indiana Business Quarterly.”  He is also the author of two books, Lost Gary and Connections, Everyone Happens for a Reason.

Mr Davich encouraged members to ask questions concerning his career and answered such questions as:  “How do you go about starting an interview” and “What is your favorite type of interview.” He answered by stating he never uses the word interview, he just likes to begin by talking to the people involved in his story.  Some of his favorite columns are written about prison inmates. He likes to write about people, and considers himself a “writing sociologist.”

The meeting was adjourned at 7:55 P.M.

 

Respectfully submitted:

SHARON BUCKMAN