In this episode of FMC Fast Chat, we take a look at the state of editorial cartooning in a chat with a man with more than 40 years in the business, two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist Walt Handelsman. With a home base in New Orleans, Handelsman's cartoons are syndicated in more than 200 newspapers around the globe. Hosted by Jaci Clement.

ABOUT WALT HANDELSMAN

Walt Handelsman is the two-time Pulitzer Prize winning editorial cartoonist for The Times-Picayune/The Advocate in New Orleans. His work is nationally syndicated by Tribune Content Agency to over 200 newspapers around the country and internationally.

One of the mostly widely reprinted cartoonists in America, Handelsman’s work has been seen in Newsweek, Time, The New York Times, The Washington Post and others. He has been a featured guest on ABC’s “Nightline”, CNN, PBS, NBC and Fox News.

In 2006, Walt taught himself Flash animation and in 2007 he became the first person to win the Pulitzer Prize for animation.

Before returning to New Orleans in 2013 to join The New Orleans Advocate, Walt worked for Newsday, The Times-Picayune, The Scranton Times and a chain of Baltimore/Washington weeklies.

He holds an associate degree in Art Therapy and a General Studies degree in advertising. He worked for a Baltimore advertising agency before becoming a cartoonist.

Walt is the author of 9 collections of his editorial cartoons as well as a children’s book. He lives in New Orleans with his wife, Jodie. They have 2 adult children.

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