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Web Producer Eric Schucht

Get to Know Web Producer Eric Schucht

Meet Web Producer Eric Schucht

 

Get to Know Reporter Jake Goldstein-Street

Jake Goldstein-Street is a public safety reporter with The Daily Herald, covering…

 

Janice Podsada

Get to Know Reporter Janice Podsada

Janice Podsada is a business reporter at The Daily Herald, covering Snohomish…

 

The Herald's first Sunday edition, shown here on a microfilm viewer, was published April 5, 1981. (Julie Muhlstein)

40 years of Sundays: Herald’s seen changes, mission remains

The newspaper’s first Sunday edition was published April 5, 1981, and this columnist was on the job.

The Herald's first Sunday edition, shown here on a microfilm viewer, was published April 5, 1981. (Julie Muhlstein)
Phil O’Connor

My years in journalism have been an unforgettable ride

The black and white photograph from 1965 shows a 4-year-old me standing in our front yard, hand on hip, smiling and holding up a rolled-up… Continue reading

Phil O’Connor
I used to read my grandpa’s paper; now I help produce it

I used to read my grandpa’s paper; now I help produce it

I’ve been reading The Herald for about as long as I can remember. Well, the sports section that is. My grandfather was an avid newspaper… Continue reading

I used to read my grandpa’s paper; now I help produce it
Distracting classmates made me a journalist

Distracting classmates made me a journalist

As an Everett kid in the 1990s, I wanted to be the next Alex Rodriguez. Or at least Joey Cora. But I couldn't hit a… Continue reading

Distracting classmates made me a journalist

What Ben Watanabe’s co-workers are saying about him

Ben evokes a variety of opinions from those in The Herald newsroom. See what they are saying. Support Ben and the newsroom with a subscription… Continue reading

What my press badge taught me

What my press badge taught me

In college, I learned three things about myself. One, I wanted to write for a living. Two, without a firm deadline, I never finish anything.… Continue reading

What my press badge taught me
More cowbell? Sorry about that

More cowbell? Sorry about that

In February 2004, the Everett Silvertips and I were in the midst of our inaugural seasons. I was hired by the Daily Herald the previous… Continue reading

More cowbell? Sorry about that
Readers often remind us: This is their paper

Readers often remind us: This is their paper

I wasn’t the one with the paper route; that was my younger brother who delivered the Everett Herald — six days a week, then —… Continue reading

Readers often remind us: This is their paper
Why I’m at the Herald, and not a disco dancer

Why I’m at the Herald, and not a disco dancer

I got hooked on journalism while at a state mental hospital in the early 1980s. From the outside, it was gothic and foreboding. Inside were… Continue reading

Why I’m at the Herald, and not a disco dancer

Herald news coverage during the pandemic

In-depth reporting from the beginning