John Trever Retires After 34 Years At Albuquerque Journal

There is a lovely straight-forward quality to this interview by Rob Tornoe with retired Albuquerque Journal cartoonist John Trever. The 68-year-old cites visiting the grandchildren as one of his planned activities, and suggests that editorial cartooning will survive the ongoing newspaper industry chaos but long-time staffed positions such as his own likely will not. When asked what might miss about his work of the last 34 years, Trever endorses the basic job description: "I'll miss the daily opportunity to come up with something provocative to say about a political/economic issue in a clever and/or humorous way." It's almost a sample interview, which is interesting in that despite giving answers of the most conventional kind -- there's no zag to his zig; no shocking idiosyncrasy -- Trever also seems smart and rational and at peace with his vocation's demands and his own, personal relationship to the field. If you ever wanted to read an interview with a cartoonist leaving one of those rare staffed positions at what seems like peace, this one seems to fit the bill. The Syracuse University graduate -- he drew for the Daily Orange -- and former Air Force officer is contracted to continue doing one cartoon a week, and plans on attending Association of American Editorial Cartoonists in order to keep in contact with his fellow cartoonists and the vocation more generally. He was widely syndicated by King Features, ending that relationship in late December.
 
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