Mr. Press: an Autobiographical Memoir of More Than Forty Years As a Newspaper Reporter, Editorial Writer and Editor

"Mr. Press" is the moving, often humorous memoir of a newspaper and television reporter's and editor's more than forty-year career in his native Seattle. The book chronicles the author's overcoming of such personal challenges as alcoholism and marital troubles, as well as behind-the-scenes highlights of a varied, unique and fast-paced career in daily journalism. It discusses the state of today's news media, joint operating agreements and the author's perspective on the mission of editorial pages. Along the way the book charts the development of one of the world's most dynamic and fastest growing cities and regions of the new millenium.