Kerry dougherty biography

For many years newspapers had a tradition of metro columnists working till they died at their desks or were escorted to nursing homes.

I looked forward to the former.

Dreaded the latter.

But neither was to be. The newspaper industry began to fall off a cliff in , yet I survived round after round of layoffs at the paper. 

“You’re the franchise” the editor reassured me over and over.

Yet in The Franchise was offered a severance package and the editor said he hoped she’d take the money and continue writing her Sunday column as a freelancer.

For a few shekels a week.

The Franchise didn’t have to think about it: “Hell no, I’m not working for pennies.

Kerry dougherty biography

I’m outta here!”

We launched this website exactly three days after my last newspaper column ran and the response has been, well, overwhelming. The experience has been liberating.

No more editors wetting their pants because my opinions were too opinionated.

Or that they were laced with t