In the wake of sudden staff cuts at several Gannett papers last week, friends and co-workers of Charlie Daniel explained in no uncertain terms why he will be missed.

(1) His long-time daily paper, the News Sentinel, takes a brief look back at Daniel's 60-year career. In March, the News Sentinel will publish a retrospective special section looking back on Daniel’s 60 years of cartooning in Knoxville.

News Sentinel cartoonist Charlie Daniel retires at age 89 after 6 decades of 'making us laugh and think'

https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/local/tennessee/2019/01/24/news-sentinel-cartoonist-charlie-daniel-retires-after-6-decades/2668811002/

(2) The knoxnews website adds a slide show of 6 decades of images of the stalwart cartoonist:

Charlie Daniel, News Sentinel Editorial Cartoonist, through the years

https://www.knoxnews.com/picture-gallery/opinion/cartoons/charlie-daniel/2019/01/24/charlie-daniel-news-sentinel-editorial-cartoonist-through-years/2669457002/

(3) Channel 10 News runs an appreciation of long-time the veteran cartoonist

Editorial cartoonist Charlie Daniel makes statements through his artwork

https://www.wbir.com/video/news/local/five-at-four/editorial-cartoonist-charlie-daniel-makes-statements-through-his-artwork/51-8017f456-cf7c-4628-a88a-01c20df632fa