Here’s the “sig” cartoon of Joe McGinniss, at his start, banging out a Metro Column
on an unidentified typewriter for the Philadelphia INQUIRER. For a story about the days when a
Metro columnist could say, “I’d rather cover the Viet Nam war than City Council…” and
wind up on a plane for Saigon in short order, click here.
phillytyper 
Quite an interesting article. Seems much different than the way news organizations are run today.
I have fond memories too of the once mighty Philadelphia newspapers. Radio was great too.
Seems poignant on St Patrick’s Day. Irish name?