Signe Wilkinson recently posted a remembrance of fellow Philly cartoonist Tony Auth, using the occasion of the 10th anniversary of his retirement to note what the city — and newspapers in general — have lost over the years.
She also recalls the impact Auth had on other cartoonists and the news industry. “Before he became a CNN news anchor, for example, aspiring cartoonist Jake Tapper took his work to Tony, who suggested books to read and other cartoonists’ work to follow. Tapper said: ‘Tony would take me out to lunch, he would call me on the phone. … He was a friend and mentor and mensch.'”
Read the whole thing here:
https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/commentary/tony-auth-remembrance-editorial-cartooning-20221204.html
