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NOLA Life Stories: Reporting From The Front Line: Angus Lind's Distinguished Journalism Career

Retired columnist Angus Lind's news beat was decidedly upbeat compared to the grave stories he followed as a young man in the 1970's.
The Historic New Orleans Collection
Retired columnist Angus Lind's news beat was decidedly upbeat compared to the grave stories he followed as a young man in the 1970's.

Angus Lind’s column in The Times-Picayunedocumented things that he described as, “a little offbeat”:  people, places and events that gave New Orleans its local color. But that didn’t come until later in his career. When he got started in the early 1970s as a young man, Angus was a general-assignment reporter who cut his teeth on a series of tragic events within a single calendar year.

Luckily, Angus' job became increasingly less stressful and lead to a long career at The Times-Picayune, which he eventually retired from in the summer of 2009. This interview was conducted by historian Mark Cave for The New Orleans Life Story Projectat The Historic New Orleans Collection.

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