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Tuesday, August 5, 2008
A personal note to readers…..
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
After 27 wonderful years reporting (and columnizing) on our community, I have decided to leave the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
The AJC’s voluntary separation offer, equal to a year’s salary, was just too good to pass up. My last day will be Aug. 30.
When I joined the AJC in 1981, Atlanta was still trying to prove itself to the world.
Then thanks to the visionaries in our city — Andy Young, George Busbee, Roberto Goizueta, Don Keough, Bob Strickland, Bennett Brown, Marie Dodd, Ivan Allen, Maynard Jackson, Ron Allen, Ray Riddle, John Portman, Charlie Loudermilk, Jesse Hill, Herman Russell, Johnnetta Cole, Oz Nelson, Tom Cousins, Ted Turner Billy Payne, Bernie Marcus, Arthur Blank, Shirley Franklin and too many others to mention — Atlanta grew up.
We hosted the 1988 Democratic National Convention. We sought international business ties with all our new airline destinations. We had two Super Bowls. The Atlanta Braves won a championship. And, of course, we won the 1996 Summer Olympic Games.
Thanks to the AJC, I was able to have a front-row seat as this fantastic history of Atlanta played out. I will be forever indebted and grateful to the AJC for giving me the opportunity to witness and chronicle the evolution of our city and our region.
It is premature for me to tell you what my next step will be, although I remain fully committed to Atlanta.
The AJC, too, remains dedicated to strong business news coverage — both in print and on ajc.com. I, for one, will be a loyal daily reader. I strongly believe that a daily metro news organization is crucial to our civic health.
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