I worked at the Herald Examiner for two years, 1983 & 1984, as Ad Mgr. Worked with my good friend David Feldman. Selling for the #2 paper was a great experience, it sure sharpened your sales skills. Went from LA to Portland OR, to be VP of Sales at the Oregonian. What a change going from the sales battle with the LATimes to being the number one paper in the State. Left Portland in 1989 to work for Newhouse in NY, running there National Sales Company, Metrosuburbia.

I am a fan of the Herald-Examiner and I know the 20-yr anniversary of the paper's folding is coming up in a few months(Nov.)Was wondering if there was going to be a get-together of the alumni that those of us who were merely readers and fans can attend OR if any fans of the gone but very much missed Her-Ex would like to have a very informal get-together out here in L.A. on the 20-yr anniversary of last issue of the paper to share our memories of the Her-Ex. Nov. 2 falls on a Monday but if anybody is interested in a casual get-together we can do it on Sun. November 1. Location can be decided later. If there is enough interest, I think it would be a blast. E-mail me at calchick82@yahoo.com or find me on Twitter under calchick82 or you can give me a ring at (562)706-9735. Let's make this happen! Everybody will be welcome. But if Herald-Examiner alumni are going to do something, would be great if those of us who were fans of the paper could attend:)

I worked there for the last three and a half years of its life, at first part time, then full. But I didn't really count, as I was in customer service, across the street from the real paper. We people on the pavement aren't thought of, but of course the history of this paper also belongs to us.

As a rule, I could read an issue in a very short time; to me there was little worth lingering over except for a few special series of articles. I vaguely remember a series on "sweat shops" that was impressive.

I worked in display advertising at the HerEx during early 1981. I would like to know if anyone worked there during this period of time, and if they remembered Mr. Bob Golden, Advertising Manager. There was another ad pro who had been there 37 years from Monrovia who succombed to cancer, but his name escapes me. Also, the credit manager, Don ???, an American-Irishman, had a wonderful personality.

Although I stayed there just three months (I had a family emergency back in New York and had to leave), I helped formulate the HerEx float for St. Patrick's Day, the paper's first involvement in this event.Working there was a memorable experience. I truly wished I could've stayed onboard.
My email: tsutherlandco@yahoo.com

I am the grandson of Foster Goss (my Father's Father) who at one time was the Night City Editor for the Herald Examiner. His closest friend and colleague was Agnes Underwood. Foster passed in 1976. My family lived on the East Coast in Virginia. The distance prevented us seeing one another at all frequently.

Foster was intrepid and always on the front lines. His hands and fingers were regularly broken to silence him as a result of stories he was covering.

Does anyone remember this man? My information is limited and the family very small.

Hi there!

I was really interested in getting your email (through QT topic). I was one of those who walked out on strike on December 15, 1967. I always wondered about anyone who worked there at that time. I worked in Display Advertising on the Mezzanine floor.

If you find out any information or find a source that has information about the Herald-Examiner during that time, I would appreciate it if you would let me know. I once researched on my own - contacted the Los Angeles Public Library - but they weren't forthcoming.

Good luck in your search! Take care.

ShaRon
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I am looking for information about the Strike, I have a picture of my grandfather on the picket line and would like to fill in some details. It appears that I need to visit UCLA and actually look at boxes full of info!! Grampa was a typesetter and then did advertising layout; he was with the Examiner from WWII until he retired (while on strike) about 1970.

Kristylyn@hotmail.com

i have copies of the last issues of los angeles herald examiner 4 sale
   contact me @ douglas_calidonio@yahoo.com

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the question i have is this. i found a cut out article of the newspaper and i was wondering what year it might be, there is a comic thats dated 5/19 but the front of the newspaper all i can read is los ang. then herald and below that it sez 1243 trenton st. and below that it sez Vol.LXXXI. so if someone could please help me out with this. by the way me and my 2 brothers delivered the herlad for almost 10 yrs. as we were growing up. oh what great memories we have of delivery this great newspaper. any body with info could email me at foremanhomeinspections@yahoo.com thanks.

For those who want to know the value of old copies of the Herald Examiner or the final edition of the Herald Examiner, your best guide is to check the sale prices on eBay.

Former S.F. Examiner writer P.J. Corkery dies

By Kevin Fagan, Chronicle Staff Writer

Wednesday, September 24, 2008


P.J. Corkery, the dapper, quick-witted former columnist for the San Francisco Examiner, died Saturday at Stanford Hospital after fighting non-Hodgkins lymphoma for two years. He was 61.

He spent most of his final two years co-writing "Basic Brown," the autobiography of former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown, who called that collaboration one of the high points of his life.

"I never had so much fun as when we worked on that book together," Brown said Tuesday. "The fact that he had such a wealth of knowledge and was able to recall it was amazing."

Mr. Corkery wrote his Examiner column between 2001 and 2006, and in that time he became a fixture on the city's social and political scene. Always in a suit with cane in his hand, he made the rounds of parties, cafes and street corners to pick up tips on everything from the latest power-broker spats to the plight of the down and out.

"He was from Boston, but when he got here he acquired a San Francisco character, look and reputation," recalled former city Supervisor Angela Alioto. "I'd see him and say, 'Hey, you're looking San Franciscan,' and he'd answer, 'Who loves ya, baby.' He was such an interesting guy."

Born Paul Jerome Corkery in Boston, he grew up in Massachusetts and earned a bachelor's degree in history at Harvard in 1968. After serving a Knox Fellowship at Cambridge University in England, he began his lifelong career in journalism with stints at Boston Magazine and the Boston Phoenix, where he became editor in chief.

In 1979, he moved to Los Angeles to become an assistant editor at the now-defunct Herald Examiner. He worked there until 1983, then spent many years writing articles for publications including TV Guide, Rolling Stone, Harpers, the New Republic and Vanity Fair. He also wrote a biography of talk show host Johnny Carson.

Mr. Corkery moved to New York briefly, but it was only after settling in San Francisco in 1988 that he felt he had found his true home, friends recalled.

After the San Francisco Examiner was sold to the Florence Fang family in 2000, Mr. Corkery was hired in 2001 to write a column in the style of the late Herb Caen. He left the paper in 2003 after a dispute with Florence Fang. He sued her for $2.4 million for wrongful termination, and the case was settled out of court. He returned in 2004 to the Examiner under new ownership.

"P.J. could write anything from social events to homeless issues," said Examiner Executive Editor Jim Pimentel. "He had a great sense of San Francisco and will be sorely missed."

Mr. Corkery's affection for the city was unabashed. In one 2002 ode to Christmas, he wrote that "The folks in this town ... make us shout, 'Gawd, I love this city!' "

"He hung out at our cafe every day, and I once asked him why he loved our folks so much," said Mimi Silbert, co-founder of Delancey Street, a drug rehabilitation program. "His answer was: 'I love them because they take life and change so seriously, but they never take themselves seriously.' "

In 2006, Mr. Corkery left the Examiner to co-write ex-mayor Brown's autobiography, which was released last winter to favorable reviews.

Mr. Corkery's longtime companion, Martha Smilgis, attributed Mr. Corkery's prolific career to his passion for words.

"He had the gift of the gab, and he was a born Irish writer," she said. "It was in his blood."

Mr. Corkery is survived by Smilgis, of Santa Barbara; three brothers, James and Joe Corkery of Boston and Thomas Corkery of Oregon; and a sister, Maureen Abate Corkery of Boston.

Services are pending.

Donations may be made to the Stanford Cancer Center, 875 Blake Wilbur Dr., Stanford, CA 94305.

E-mail Kevin Fagan at kfagan@sfchronicle.com.

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This article appeared on page B - 9 of the San Francisco Chronicle

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My question is if you have archieval obituaries from 1912.And how would I go about looking it up on line.I'm not sure if my gt.grandfathers obit.would have been in your newspaper but the Los Angeles Library said to check with your newspaper.I'll give you his name and when he died.His name was William Francis Glasby born Mar.7 1825 and he died Nov.21 1912 in los Angeles.If you could please tell me how to find the old Obits.Regards,Gerri chuckgerrisky@yahoo.com

 my father worked at the Herald for fifteen years and he just passed away, I would like to know if the company or the union had any death benefits, funeral, etc, I don't even know the name of their union, I know the he was receiving a pension, if you have some info. please let me know.
my email is lucho4all@yahoo.com

                                           thanks.

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I worked at the HerEx for 7 1/2 years and not a day goes by that I don't miss it. Three members of my family also worked at the HerEx, although, I'd have to say all the employees were like one large family - the photo on the front page of the final edition speaks volumes. What you might not see are the tears on so many faces.

Great friendships, great memories, and great experiences - that's what I will always remember.

I worked for the Examiner for 2 and 1/2 years. People would leave the cockroach infested newsroom for lunch and never return. It was not a good place to work unless you were hand picked by the publisher to be there.I do not miss it, and I am not alone.

While going through the garage I found copies of the last issue of The Herald-Examiner and would like to know how much their worth.

I bought 5 copies of the last edition for old time sakes. I use to deliver the paper as a boy in 1965 or '66. This was before the strike when the paper was twice as big. It was the greatest paper in the area. It was even better than the L.A. Times. I now live in Salt Lake City and am over 50 now. It was a sad day in Southern California when the Herald Examiner was put to rest.

Utah.rocks@hotmail.com

Los Angeles Press Club
Serving Southern California since 1913

Los Angeles Herald Examiner Almost 20th Reunion Party On March 13 Names Panelists, Participants

HOLLYWOOD, CA. 3/4/2008 - Los Angeles Daily News Editor Ron Kaye, former KCBS political editor Linda Breakstone, LA Times ‘Top of the Ticket’ editor Don Frederick and Santa Monica City Councilmember Bobby Shriver will join Moderator Alex Ben Block and a distinguished gathering of Her Ex alumni on March 13 to discuss the paper’s lasting influence.

They will participate as the Los Angeles Press Club joins with show business historian Alex Ben Block to present: “A Return To Corky’s: The Ultimate Herald Examiner Almost-20th Reunion Party.”

For that evening the Steve Allen Theater on Hollywood Boulevard will take the place of Corky’s, the notorious newspaper bar that was across the street from the Herald Examiner’s Spanish Mission style building in downtown L.A. for many years, and served as the main watering hole and refuge for much of the staff.

"We're going to celebrate not only a great newspaper, but a great newspaper bar," says Chris Woodyard of USA Today, who is President of the L.A. Press Club and a former Her Ex reporter. "Both are important pieces of Los Angeles history."

There will be a spirited panel discussion moderated by Block, who is an author, columnist, broadcaster and show business historian. He is former editor of The Hollywood Reporter and TelevisionWeek and an Associate Editor of Forbes, who now writes a column for Hollywood Today (HollywoodToday.net).

“This is a way to recall when L.A. had a second metropolitan newspaper, with a much brasher, bolder attitude, that once was the largest afternoon paper in the country,” says Block. “The Her Ex’s brash style in many ways better reflects the way news is delivered in the cyber world than more conservative old line papers, and so the lively spirit of the paper has lived on.”

Legendary former HerEx editor James G. “Jim” Bellows is expected to try and attend but is in fragile health, and his participation will depend on his condition at that time. The entire event is dedicated to him, and he will be honored during the program.

It has been 19 years since the Los Angeles Herald Examiner last rolled its presses, ending a Southern California newspaper publishing legacy that dated back to 1871. Since then former Herald Examiner editorial employees have gone on to top positions at the L.A. Times, the Daily News, television, radio, online and many other places, some now serving in the government they once covered. Now the Her Ex alumni are gathering from around the state, around the country and around the world and all over Southern California.

During the event, there will be an original multi-media presentation featuring historic pictures from the Los Angeles Public Library Collection of Herald Examiner Photos. Many of the images by Herald photographers over the years were donated to the library 19 years ago but have not been seen since. One goal of the evening will be to encourage the preservation of the more than 70,000 photos from the Herald photo collection, and to see funding provided to digitalize them for posterity, according to Block and Woodyard.

The panelist include:

• Ron Kaye, who since August 2005 has been Editor of The Daily News of Los Angeles, after serving as managing editor since 1993. Besides the Her Ex, he has been a reporter and editor at the Associated Press, Newsweek and the Cleveland Plain Dealer.

• Linda Breakstone, who after the Her Ex, was Political Editor of KCBS-TV for eleven years, and before that on air at KABC-TV for five years.

• Don Frederick, who joined the Los Angeles Times in 1989 after the Her Ex folded and has worked in their Washington bureau since 1996, covering everything from the impeachment of President Clinton to 9/11, as well as all of the presidential campaigns. He currently writes for the Top of The Ticket political blog, one of the Times most heavily trafficked web attractions.

• Robert Sargent "Bobby" Shriver III, who is an attorney and City Councilmember in Santa Monica, California, as well as President of an entertainment and philanthropic company. A member of the Kennedy family, Bobby Shriver was hired by Bellows to work at the Her Ex early in his career.

Along with the panelists, distinguished members of the audience will reminisce and discuss the lasting imprint of one of the city's most colorful newspapers at a time that all newspapers are under the microscope, during a time of change for the media.


The Her Ex Reunion Party on March 13 takes place at the Steve Allen Theater, in a complex that is home to The Los Angeles Press Club. It is located at 4773 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles , CA 90027 (two blocks west of Vermont Ave ). There is free parking behind the building (enter off of Berendo Street); Metro: Red line, Sunset/Vermont station.

The evening begins with a reception and networking starting at 6 p.m.; The tribute to Jim Bellows and program begin at 7:30 p.m.; A HerEx Reunion Group photo and video immediately following the program. The Spirit of Corky’s bar will remain open until 11 pm. but mercifully there will be no karaoke.

Admission is $20 admission at the door and $10 if the tickets are purchased in advance. Admission is free for LA Press Club members and anyone who joins the LAPC that night. Ticket buyers can reserve seats using PayPal in advance online or on the phone (non refundable $5 charge applied to admission). RSVP to: rsvp@lapressclub.org or call 323.669.8081.

The Los Angeles Press Club stands as an organization devoted to improving the spirit of journalism and journalists, raising the industry’s standards, strengthening its integrity and improving its reputation all for the benefit of the community at large. For more information, go to www.lapressclub.org and/or www.myspace.com/lapressclub.

Hi,

I'm searching for an Herald Examiner employee that worked there at least during the months of May June or July 1969. Anyone out there?? I'm looking for anyone who knew Judy or Judith Strickler (Shellenberger was her maiden name)who put me up for adoption in March 1970 and my father worked there during at least these months. I was born 3/18/70 and Judy (Judith) had a 1 1/2 yr old son at the time. I have found the birth mother, but she doesn't recall his name.

Any information would be greatly appreciated and thank you for reading my post.

Sincerely,
Stacey Strickler
staceystrickler@yahoo.com

Hi Ginger,
 
Thank you so much for writing! I couldn't agree more that it was a very scary time. We even had Pinkerton guards watching our house, which only exacerbated the fear factor.
Would it be okay if we talk privately?

Thanks again,
 Kathy


To Kathy McGiver - my dad also worked at the Herald during the strike and into the 80's. I was just out of high school. I remember the strikers would take make a point of taking pictures of everyone entering the property. Only problem was, they didn't have any film in their cameras! It was a scary time, though. I remember a couple of men were killed by the strikers.
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To Kathy McGiver - my dad also worked at the Herald during the strike and into the 80's. I was just out of high school. I remember the strikers would take make a point of taking pictures of everyone entering the property. Only problem was, they didn't have any film in their cameras! It was a scary time, though. I remember a couple of men were killed by the strikers.

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Los Angeles Press Club

Serving Southern California since 1913

 

ADVISORY

 

Date: Feb. 8, 2008

For Immediate Release

Contact – Edward Headington, Publicist

(323) 669-8081 or Edward@lapressclub.org

 

 

The Los Angeles Press Club and Alex Ben Block present:

 “A Return To Corky’s: The Ultimate Herald Examiner Almost-20th Reunion Party”

 

NEW DATE: Thursday, March 13, 2008

 

WHAT:

Corky's, one of the world’s great newspaper bars, may be long gone. But for one night we will recreate Corky's -- at least in spirit -- at the Steve Allen Theater in Hollywood to commemorate the late, great Herald Examiner, which perished just over 19 years ago. Former editorial employees, friends and those just curious about an important piece of L.A. history will reminisce, catch up, party and discuss the lasting imprint of one of the city's most colorful newspapers.

 

The Herald Examiner, once the largest afternoon daily in the U.S., livened up the city until its untimely death in 1989. For one glorious evening, the HerEx and the 11th Street tavern that slacked thirsts, provided a refuge for journalists and hosted bad karaoke for a generation will live again!

 

WHO:

Producer/Moderator Alex Ben Block ('79-'84) is joined by legendary editor Jim Bellows ('78-'81) and HerEx alumni who scattered to just about everywhere -- the Times, Daily News, broadcast, magazines and the Internet. Know where to find a fellow HerEx'er? Track them down or let us know about them.

 

WHY:

Because it's time. The Herald's legacy couldn't be more important given the threats to important media voices -- all under pressure because of a souring economy, new media and changing consumer preferences.

 

WHEN:

PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF DATE TO Thursday, March 13th, Reception and networking start at 6 p.m.; Program starts at 7:30 p.m.; HerEx Reunion Group photo immediately following the program. Spirit of Corky’s bar ‘til 11 pm.

 

WHERE:

The Los Angeles Press Club at the Steve Allen Theater, 4773 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles , CA 90027 (two blocks west of Vermont Ave ). Plenty of free parking behind the building (enter off of Berendo Street); Metro: Red line, Sunset/Vermont station

 

COST:

$20 admission at the door. $10 if ticket purchased in advance. (Admission free for LA Press Club members and anyone who joins the LAPC that night).

 

BE SMART:

Reserve seats using PayPal in advance online or on the phone for $10 each with guaranteed reserved priority seating (non refundable $5 charge for LAPC members and $10 for non-members, applied to admission). RSVP to: rsvp@lapressclub.org

 

For more info CONTACT:

 info@lapressclub.org or call 323.669.8081. Ask to be on the HerEx Reunion mailing list for updates on who will attend as we get closer to the event.

 

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The Los Angeles Press Club stands as an organization devoted to improving the spirit of journalism and journalists, raising the industry’s standards, strengthening its integrity and improving its reputation all for the benefit of the community at large. For more information, go to www.lapressclub.org and/or www.myspace.com/lapressclub.

 

PR Newswire, co-sponsor for all Los Angeles Press Club events, is the global leader in news and information distribution services for professional communicators. For more information, go to www.prnewswire.com.

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Alumni of the old Herald-Examiner received word this weekend that photographer Steve Grayson passed away. I have no details, but someone who knew him circled Grayson in the front of the newsroom scene on the cover of the paper's final issue. He had shot recently for Wire Image, which sent out word that he died of a heart attack. There's apparently a memorial service on Friday morning at Ashley and Grisgby Mortuary on South Central Avenue.

LaObserved.com 12:47 AM Monday, January 28 2008

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AND FINALLY — As early as it is, this year is turning out to be a real bummer. Steve Grayson died and I am so very sad. In addition to being a fine photojournalist, Steve was a wonderful human being — always upbeat, positive, sensitive and kind to everybody. I hired Steve when I was the Sentinel’s managing editor. I gave him his first job. He was right out of UCLA, but I didn’t hold that against him. He was young and fresh and eager and good and he progressed rapidly onward and upward into better opportunities. I really loved Steve. Everybody loved Steve. Rest in peace, my little brother.

Soulvine wavenewspapers.com
By BETTY PLEASANT, Contributing Editor 31.JAN.08

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TV Journalist Mark Schwed Dies at 52

Mark Schwed Was Feature Writer for The Palm Beach Post, Previously Worked with TV Guide, Los Angeles Herald-Examiner

By Ben Grossman -- Broadcasting & Cable, 2/1/2008 12:43:00 PM

Longtime television journalist Mark Schwed passed away Thursday at his home in Florida at age 52.

The cause of his death was not reported.

Schwed, a feature writer for The Palm Beach Post, had previously worked at TV Guide for 11 years and, prior to that, was a TV critic for the Los Angeles Herald-Examiner.

"Mark had a great instinct for what we call the quick-turn human-interest story," said Jan Tuckwood, associate editor of The Palm Beach Post, in that newspaper’s obituary. "When Hillary Clinton got emotional on the campaign trail a few weeks ago, I called Mark at 8:30 a.m. and told him we had to tear up the Accent section and write about it. He responded: 'I've already got the story half-done.''"

A New York native, Schwed is survived by his mother, Joan Schwed; sisters Paula and Laura; and brothers Craig, Stephen and Lloyd.<p>

Information from a story in The Palm Beach Post was used in this report.

I worked at the Herald Examiner in 1968 as my first job after high school. I crossed the picket line every morning. At the age of 17, I didn't have any idea what strikes were, I just needed a job. I was usually greeted by the strikers as I went into the front door of the palacious lobby. I remember how beautiful it was, as I look at the photos I found online. I worked in the Classified Advertising dept. as well as on the swithboard which, at that time, was a corded board. No high tech yet.. just cords criss-crossed connecting callers to the right extensions. There was a great Deli down the street with the best sandwiches and lunches. Someone from the California Living insert for the paper noticed my open-toed, sandaled foot and decided to use me in a photo ad for the paper. There was a little hot dog stand close by. I bought my first clock radio at a drug store not far away somewhere on Broadway. Time flies, doesn't it?

Hi All,

My father worked at the Herald during the strike. It was a scary time. I was pretty young back then but, I'd love to talk anyone about the strike.

I'm also looking for any photos etc...

Regards,
Katherine (Mc Carthy) Mc Iver

Hi April,
Try the Way Back Machine. There are several photos there.
Fr. Jim Babcock

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Hi, I am looking for a photograph/poster of the actual Herald Examiner Building... my boyfriend used to work there, and is very sad that they are turning it into condos... :( So, I would like to find/make him a poster, so he can remember it, cuz he loved his job there so much. I have looked on ebay, and on the web and I can't find anything besides small photographs that don't have very good quality if I was to blow them up into a poster... Or if anyone knows of a website or online store where I can buy a poster of the building, that would be great.

Time for my annual who has any old Herald-Express'...Examiners or Mirror-News'....mid 1950's thru 1968 is what i'm looking for...
I'll pay fair (ebay average) prices) Thanks....I'm in San Diego.
jeffnewz98@yahoo.com

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08-24-2006 01:48 PM
 The los Angles County Library gave me the information about the article
that i posted on the board. The article is call "East L.A. Sidewalk
Melee "Boy, 9 Swings Belt Buckle Sends Policemen to Hosital. My Husband
told me the whole story, the article has its points, but is wrong
of what the police did to his brothers.
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do you have any information about a fight in East Los Angeles around
 1970-1973, about a family displute in the streets of brooklin and mott.
4 brothers and the police.The family name is called the garcia's,
There was an article wiith the East Side Journal, we think, or by the
Harold Examiner, not sure.

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I'm looking for a story that ran in the Herald the dates are Oct.31, Nov.1, Nov.2 or Nov. 3 1959 it is called something like Murder caused by Purple Pashion. The murder was done by Odis Edgar Williams he killed his wife Hati Edith Williams by stabbing her and he also stab her sister. It happened in Artisia, California
daisy65065@yahoo.com

Stella Zadeh, talent agent and journalist, dies at age 58


BY HOLLY J. ANDRES, Staff Writer
LA Daily News, June 20, 2006

A memorial will be held June 29 for talent agency owner and journalist Stella Zadeh.

A former resident of Encino, Zadeh died June 7 in Santa Barbara from heart failure after a brief illness. She was 58.

Zadeh, who worked in print journalism from 1971 through the mid-1980s, established Stella Zadeh & Associates in Encino in 1985. The talent agency specializes in placing journalists in electronic media and providing staffing for reality-television shows.

The agency, now based in Santa Barbara, represented producers and directors on such television shows as "The Bachelor," "Real Life with Bill Maher," "Deal or No Deal" and "Judge Mathis."

"She really got joy out of mentoring her clients. They were family to her," said her husband, corporate attorney David L. Gersh. "`Energy' and `caring' were words to describe her. We had great joy together."

As a journalist, Zadeh worked for the Santa Monica Outlook and The Associated Press, and she was city editor of the Los Angeles Herald Examiner from 1979 to 1981.

Zadeh left print journalism to become a news planning manager at KCBS (Channel 2) in Los Angeles and later held other executive positions with CBS.

"Stella was smart, organized and very much a `people person,"' said friend and journalist Alex Ben Block. "She was my boss in 1979 at the Herald Examiner. She had great instincts. She had the ability to remain very calm, organized - and keeping everyone moving (during a breaking story). She had a great way to make all the parts of the story mesh together."

Zadeh was born July 27, 1947, in New York City. She graduated in 1969 from Radcliffe College and earned a master's degree in journalism in 1971 from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Zadeh is survived by her husband of 18 years; her parents, Lotfi Zadeh, an internationally known mathematician and computer scientist, and Fay Zadeh; and a brother, Norman Zadeh.

A memorial will be held June 29 in Calabasas. Further information is available at mark-gersh@earthlink.net.

Donations in her memory can be sent to Planned Parenthood.

holly.andres@dailynews.com

(818) 713-3708

I've got some originals that ran in the Herald---re the Iranian Hostage Crisis.

Does anyone know where I can see some of the cartoons by Richard Stine that were published in the Herald Examiner? sew4you@charter.net

Hi Pat,
The Her-Ex can be found on microfilm at the LA Public Library downtown. Be advised, however, that it may be listed under various names. Los Angeles Examiner, Herald & Express, Herald Express. Evening Herald, Evening Express and of course Herald Examiner from 1962 thru 1989. The system there is very cumbersome to use, as you must request specific dates at the counter and then wait while the search the caves and caverns for your request. There is also a time limit on the machines, however, it probably won't be enforced. You might also try USC or UCLA. Hopes this helps.
Fr. James Babcock
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Does anyone know where I can find the Los Angeles Herald/Examiner on microfilm? I would like to decades 1930's thru 1970's. Thanks.

Pat

I'm looking for a recipe that was printed in the Herald Examiner in the early 1970's, for Spinach Souffle Pie. Can anyone help me out?

kwood1@maine.rr.com

I have a paper that was printed August 15, 1945 by the Los Angeles Examiner, head lines read "WAR ENDS'. The paper is in fair shape. The paper is 60 years old.

sfcculver@aol.com

I am looking for a copy of the special edition photo that ran on April 25, 1976. The Her-Ex pullout was a photo of Rick Monday snatching the flag from a pair of hippies about to burn it. If anyone has any information on the proper way to obtain a copy, I certainly would appreciate it. Thanks.

jtorren6@ford.com

Hello.
I am a graduate student at Syracuse University's S.I. Newhouse School for Public Communications.
I am doing a research paper on media coverage of the Aug. 1974 LAX locker bombing by Muharem Kurbegovic aka the Alphabet Bomber.
I am trying to get in touch with former editors and reporters of the Herald Examiner to ask them questions about coverage of the event and the subsequent trial, its news value, story selection, their interpretation of the events, their memories of it and the impact on the LA public.
I am still waiting for microfilm to arrive of the Herald Examiner so I only have a few names to go by.
They are Conrad Casler, a city editor at the time, Leo Batt, and Frank Candida.

My contact information is:

jdyoo@syr.edu
M 201 562 2725.

Thank you for your assistance. Any leads would be welcome.

Sincerely,

James

Looking for photos or any other info re: Herald Express Building on Trenton Street. Fr. James Babcock hcmelkite@earthlink.net

Borrowed from http://www.laobserved.com...



Herald editors had fun. So did Herald readers. A couple of memorable Herald heds from the '80s:

   Every time it
   rains it rains,
   mild nitric acid

(over a pg. 1 report on a government report on local pollution)


And when President Reagan declined to send U.S. troops into some conflict that critics were calling a Vietnam-in-the-making, there was this pg. 1 banner:

   Well, no, we won't go

More seriously, plenty are convinced there would have been no '92 LA riots if the Herald had been around in the early '90s. Why?

Posted by: la s'nooze at July 10, 2003 12:07 AM


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Every time something of moment happens in Los Angeles -- the city too insignificant for The Times to cover-- I wish that the Herald and its perspective would be around. Even if I were only a reader.

Posted by: exherald at July 10, 2003 10:14 AM

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i too miss the her-ex. the newsroom was exactly what a newspaper newsroom should look and feel like. the building itself was great as well. the paper was always readable and far more entertaining and frequently more timely than the times. it had energy, street style and wit. today, as anyone knows who frequents print newsrooms, the places resemble cut-rate insurance offices with silent drones sitting at their computers quietly inputing data. that's what being a print journalist is today -- data processing in frightened silence.

Posted by: billy at July 11, 2003 01:17 PM

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Here's an unconventional portrait of Farah Fawcett I made for the late, lamented HerEx...

http://www.gulker.com/photos/archive/portr...s-Pages/Image2.html

...it ran 5 columns by about 2 feet deep as I recall, and it's far from the most outrageous pic that editors like Mary Ann Dolan, Jim Bellows and Don Forst chose to play big in the paper.

My very capable, even brilliant, colleagues at the Times were usually begging editors, often to no avail, to run photos that even a j-student would recognize as inspired.

At the Herex, editors were daily bugging me for more, and better, and more intensely human photos... it may not have been heaven, but it was a hell of a lot of fun.

Posted by: Chris Gulker at July 11, 2003 08:12 PM

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I miss it everyday. I hate the LAT, but what else is there to read? I'm surely not going to read the OC Register!

Bring back Jeff Silverman and Page 2!

Posted by: Tommy Naccarato at August 18, 2003 04:46 PM

From: cehwiedel@usa.net

Date: Sun, 12 Dec 2004 11:18:07 -0800 (PST)

I am trying to locate folks who worked at the newspaper at the time of the strike in 1967. I am the daughter of two employees: Charles Henderson, who worked as a typesetter; and his wife, Marjorie Henderson, who was the head proofreader. He died in 1969; she died a year later. I can remember walking a picket line, and wondering what ever became of my mother's little desk fan. She said that since they had been locked out, she had to leave it behind.

I'm simply trying to find anybody who worked there at the time, to ask if they remember my parents, and, if so, any details.

Sincerely,

Cecelia E.H. Wiedel