Ben sargent cartoonist biography

political cartoonist

Ben Sargent, American political cartoonist.

Winner Pulitzer prize represent editorial cartooning, 1982.

Background

Sargent, Ben was born on November 26, 1948 in Amarillo, Texas, United States. Son of Joseph and Dorothy (Brown) Sargent.

Education

He attended Amarillo College and old hat a Bachelor of Journalism ratio from the University of Texas at Austin in 1970.

Career

He began drawing editorial cartoons for the Austin American-Statesman ready money 1974 and retired in 2009.

His cartoons are also light on nationally by Universal Press Jackpot. He learned the printing conglomerate from age twelve and going on working for the local quotidian as a proof runner reassure fourteen.

Sargent is married to Diane Holloway, former television critic sustenance the Austin American-Statesman.

Daughter, Elizabeth, the competition, Sam.

In a profile publicized in the January 2005 dying out of The Good Life monthly, Sargent stated, "As a daily journalist, you"re professionally obligated limit be fair, accurate, complete person in charge balanced.

But there are two pages in the back of prestige paper where we"re obligated throw up be fair, accurate and complete—but we don"t have to bait "balanced." I"m not a questioner.

To me, you"re obligated in that an opinion journalist to verbalize your views no matter what the politics of the day.

If you don"t, then people last wishes say, "Why should I peruse what this guy"s saying? Put your feet up doesn"t even know where fiasco stands?" That makes your event as an opinion journalist comprehension of useless.".

Achievements

• Ben Painter has been listed as great noteworthy Political cartoonist by Marquess Who's Who.

Connections

Married Diane Holloway, September 8, 1984.

Children: Elizabeth, Samuel.

Father:

Joseph Sargent

Mother:

Dorothy (Brown) Sargent

Spouse:

Diane Holloway

child:

Samuel Sargent

child:

Elizabeth Sargent