Welcome, Twiggie. Good to have the perspective of a 'lifer.' I'd love to hear about some of the changes you've observed over the years in Bermuda, from an insider's point of view.

Thanks Twiggie, it is an exciting time for me. Any help we can give, don't be afraid to ask (Mike is the expert but I usually manage to muddle through quite well).

Even in the newspaper industry itself there have been so many changes. I don't know if Bermuda's print media updated at the same time as bigger countries but my mum worked in a big newspaper office in the UK and has some tales to tell.

Regards to your great niece

Sounds like my parents - both were born in 1915, and lived through great changes (e.g. my dad had colour film of the first flying boat to arrive here; he was an early colour film enthusiast).

So what do you make of all the changes? Some for the better, and some not, I am sure, but if you got pick one or the other, which would you pick?
Your choice of our worst mistake? (I'd probably say the introduction of the private car, but I'd have to think for a bit. I never saw those wonderful white coral roads, but I've seen them in pictures.)


Interesting that they were hiring women at that point in time. Was that anything to do with the wartime situation, or were female reporters something one saw back then?

Noel


Disclaimer

Ya never know. With the amount of face-lifts these celebs have these days ya might need a calculator to keep score.

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No, S.G. I'm not the REAL Twiggie, the Brit model of yesteryear. But my nicknames included Lighthouse and Bean Pole, you get the picture?

"Lighthouse"

Hmmm... A bit of a flasher then?

Well if you want lame jokes you've come to the right place. But I can only post 1 karma point per hour so the payout for putting up with me is going to be pretty low. 

Now talking about nosy questions. Have you been keeping up with Premier Brown's handling of the press and his constant dodging of questions? Do you recall anyone else being that way when you were reporting?