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SUMMARY:An Interview With Geddy Sveikauskas
DESCRIPTION:On Sunday\, May 10 at 3:00 p.m. in the Sussman-Blythe Community Room at the Woodstock Public Library\, 10 Dixon Ave.\, Woodstock\, the Historical Society of Woodstock will present pioneering local journalist and newspaper editor Geddy Sveikauskas interviewed by town historian Richard Heppner.\nGeddy Sveikauskas founded the Woodstock Times as a bi-weekly in 1972. Shortly after that it became a weekly and was quickly picked up in a community that was experiencing and embracing change. Through the decades the paper has employed excellent writers and editors\, and its brand of journalism became an important part of the glue that held this diverse community together. When the Covid pandemic came about in 2020 and the community needed its newspaper\, Geddy consolidated what had become four separate weeklies and created Hudson Valley One to cover a wider region and to keep local journalism relevant. \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Journalist and writer Brian Hollander\, who was editor of the Woodstock Times for 19 years\, reminisces about Geddy\, who just celebrated his 87th birthday: “His last name is Sveikauskas\, but for most people he’s simply Geddy\, who has performed every task that is necessary in putting out a weekly newspaper—that is\, writing stories and editorials\, directing layouts\, doing a publisher’s daily job…you get the idea. But it’s getting more complex…” he says. “I’m blessed with having a daughter who knows internet and AI.” His assistant publisher/daughter\, Genia Wickwire keeps the administration on an even keel.” \nHollander also recalls that “for 19 years\, my desk about 15 feet from Geddy’s\, so I know what it takes to meet deadlines every week. Geddy and I never had a rift over anything newsworthy. In fact\, when I was first hired\, back in 2001\, Geddy told me something that won me over completely. His only instruction was stated\, simply\, “make it the best paper you can…” I like to believe that I carried the flame.” \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				The Historical Society invites you to join in on what promises to be a lively discussion about Woodstock\, journalism\, and local history. \nThe Historical Society of Woodstock was founded in 1929 by a group of artists\, writers\, academics\, and local citizens. In addition to the exhibition space\, which is located at the historic Eames House on Comeau Drive in the center of Woodstock\, the Historical Society has an extensive archive consisting of paintings\, prints\, drawings\, sculpture\, textiles\, photographs\, books\, manuscripts\, correspondence\, documents\, film/sound recordings\, and antique tools. The archive serves as a resource for a wide range of exhibitions\, public programming\, and research.
URL:https://historicalsocietyofwoodstock.org/event/an-interview-with-geddy-sveikauskas/
LOCATION:Sussman-Blythe Community Room\, Woodstock Public Library\, 10 Dixon Ave\, Woodstock\, NY\, 12498\, United States
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