In a message dated 1/30/02 11:12:33, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<<Back around 1978, I was a finalist for the staff writer opening at T&FN (replacing Tom Jordan, as it were). My competition was another young man named John B. (I'll protect his identity here, but U can ask for it privately). He was the son of a longtime track official who knew track up and down. He had relatively poor journalism skills. I knew track pretty well, but not as well as John. My journalism skills were far superior. T&FN, of course, hired John. Six months later, he was gone. Here's the lesson: Hire someone with the key skills, then teach them the niche. >> Not sure why Ken feels the need to "protect" John Barbour (of whom many of you may know as a masters marathoner of some note), or why he would demean him by saying "six months later he was gone." He was on staff for almost a year and a half (late '77 through end of '78) and served T&FN very well. gh
