No. 372: The Reporter

No. 372, "The Reporter" by Tom Wills, May 2017

No 372 is called "The Reporter." He is Vindicator reporter Peter H. Milliken, who will retire Friday after 36 years with the newspaper.

 

We gave him a little sendoff today, and our small staff signed the back of the picture. We seem to be doing these goodbye cakes more and more.

This drawing captures Pete in his zone of silence, transcribing his tapes and reviewing his notes before getting down to the business of writing. He has a protracted process and we over the years have learned to let him be.  The results have been worth it.

Those of you who know, or know of, Peter H. Milliken realize the loss of institutional knowledge given his departure from the newsroom.