Oregon Media Insiders

somebody asked for a list of who has left the oregonian. so this is a long post and i will break it up in case there is a length limit.

I can’t say for sure who simply retired and how many took early out deals, but here is a list of recent retirees, from the paper’s employee pub, of people you might know or names you might recognize.

Nick Bertram – who walked from his home in NE Portland to The O just about every day and transplanted from writing sports to the news side. Readers will know him best as the key – only – editor of the screamer street edition. Great guy.

Jerry Boone – the west metro columnist someone asked about. He had several interests, did auto racing news and suburban coverage, among other things. Started at the Journal. Very well liked by co-workers.

Ted Mahar – at the Oregonian forever (44 years), loved writing about movies, in the smaller staff days also did drama (there must be half a dozen people now doing what he once did solo) was displaced in a makeover but just kept plugging away. Very smart, incredibly patient with people who wanted to tell him what they thought about a movie. Wrote tons of stuff. Employee pub says he will write on a freelance basis.

Bob Hicks - theater critic and arts for most of his career, and therefore expert on Portland stage scene. Easy going, well-liked and respected.

Julie Tripp – as a reporter she covered the only big air crash in Portland history, and state social services, but most will know her as a financial matters columnist for business. Great sense of humor.

Richard Hill – hard-working science writer who made a lot of technical stuff fairly easy for the general reader to digest. Went from general news to winning prizes from science groups