The longtime editor-in-chief of World magazine discusses the Zenger Prize, his new gig at Christianity Today, the temptations of conservative politics (compassionate or otherwise), and his memoir Pivot Points.
Highlights
1:00 Aspiring galactic editor and globe trotter
5:45 Street level reporting v. suite level pontification
15:15 BREAKING: Flatwater Free Press on the Zenger Prize long list
18:00 Welcome to the jungle . . . and Phoenix
25:00 Adventure is out there!
30:00 A young communist hears Jesus in Russian
34:00 Leaving World for purple pastures
41:00 Character counts, on the diamond and in the Oval
49:00 Covering Marvin’s seat at W’s table
59:45 Hitchhiking as a way of life
Resources
Marvin’s bio and buy the book (and the other book)
Announcing the Zenger Prize winners at FPR
Read the winning articles
Nominate the next winner
Marvin’s work at Current (R.I.P)
Wendell Kimbrough helps us find our way home
