Bill Hancock: Pursuing another dream
Bill Hancock, who has been an editor here and at Triad Style for 18 years, has resigned. He wants to try new things while he's still young enough. Bad for us. Years ago, when Bill and I were both cogs in the editing machine, Bill suggested that we make a graphic out of the city's leaf collection schedule and put it on the front page. "More than anything else we publish tomorrow every homeowner will read this story because it directly affects them," he said.
He was right and we did it. That was the first lesson I got to look for stories that truly affect people's lives.
He's a good guy. In addition to bringing a sense of what the reader wants to our story assignment, he has a keen eye for journalistic "bumps" in stories, an even hand in dealing with reporters and a reasonable voice in a hectic newsroom.
