The longtime editor-in-chief of World magazine discusses the Zenger Prize, his new gig at Christianity Today, the temptations of conservative politics (compassionate or otherwise), and his memoir Pivot Points.   

Highlights

1:00       Aspiring galactic editor and globe trotter

5:45       Street level reporting v. suite level pontification

15:15    BREAKING:  Flatwater Free Press on the Zenger Prize long list      

18:00    Welcome to the jungle . . . and Phoenix

25:00    Adventure is out there!

30:00    A young communist hears Jesus in Russian

34:00    Leaving World for purple pastures

41:00    Character counts, on the diamond and in the Oval

49:00    Covering Marvin’s seat at W’s table

59:45    Hitchhiking as a way of life

Resources

Marvin's bio and buy the book (and the other book)

Announcing the Zenger Prize winners at FPR

Read the winning articles

Nominate the next winner

Marvin’s work at Current (R.I.P)

Wendell Kimbrough helps us find our way home