In any enterprise that’s been round some time, you’ll discover somebody who’s the fixed. The person or girl who has seemingly been there ceaselessly, is aware of everybody, can let you know some tales.
For The New York Submit, that’s Joe Robinowitz.
Robo, as we name him, has labored for our guardian firm, Information Corp., for 47 years. Most of them with The Submit — together with 25 years in his present function, as managing editor.
Within the Texas drawl he has not misplaced regardless of dwelling a long time amongst us Yankees, Robo would design the pages you learn, throw out pun headlines and be a cheerleader for scoops (“all day and all evening!” was how he’d advocate a narrative for the wooden, what we name the entrance web page).
In a career of sharp elbows, Robo was invariably variety, mentoring younger journalists and supporting numerous careers. Yeah, he would get exasperated at deadline, however not with indignant shouting, extra of a despondent “the place, oh, the place is that story?”
It’s laborious to think about The Submit with out Robo, but we should. Months in the past, he introduced to the employees that he was retiring. We pretended he wasn’t critical.
However now it’s April 30, the day he stated he was departing, and Robo is sticking to the plan. He has a spouse, and kids, and a retirement a lot deserved awaiting him.
So thanks, Robo, for all the things. It gained’t be the identical with out you.