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A 30year newsroom veteran, bridges has been the statesmans managing editor since 2011. Restaurateur, raconteur and cultural torchbearer eddie wilson has decided to close the original threadgills after almost 40 years, the. I worked at austin american statesman fulltime for more than 3 years pros i really liked the flexibility that they offered as far as in office vs out of office activities. Hes been in charge of news operations since the september departure of editor debbie hiott, who recently. Letters to the editor must be signed with full name and include daytime phone number, full address, or email address. John bridges has been promoted from managing editor to executive editor of the daily newspaper and bill. I write about austin s people, places, culture and history for the austin american statesman and born in texas, i grew up in houston, graduated from strake jesuit college prep. These companies have been recognized as top workplaces based solely on surveys about the workplace completed by their employees.
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