Slow news day
Bill O'Neil at WXII called me this morning to inquire why there was no N.C. A&T ad on the Sunday comics. It was the first time he could remember when the ad wasn't there.
(I looked at my calendar, but April 1 had passed. These are the interviews in which I most closely identify with news sources who wonder, "this is what you consider news?")
I told him that A&T canceled the comics page ad three or four weeks ago, but that the school is still advertising with us, as they had an ad in Sunday's Ideas section. I told him I don't know why they stopped advertising on the comics page, and suggested he call A&T. He said he was awaiting a call back. I also gave him the number of the person in our ad department who handles that account. I told him that I doubted it had anything to do with our recent news coverage, as I'd have probably heard about that.
I know those A&T ads attract a lot of attention because I often hear from people upset that the ad interferes with their enjoyment of the comics, but I am impressed at his eagle eye and readership.