Comments on: Roy Peterson laid off from Vancouver Sun

By: henry clausner

henry clausner — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 15:27:27 +0000

those bass-tards!

By: Gordie Brown

Gordie Brown — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 13:15:26 +0000

ROY PETERSON LAID OFF???
What??? It’s not right!!!
The paper has made a huge mistake…

By: Karen Peterson

Karen Peterson — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 19:29:44 +0000

Hi everyone, Karen Peterson here, Roy’s daughter. I just got off the phone with my dad and he said that in the meantime, until his computer is up and running again, if anyone wishes to get in contact with him via email, you could use my email address and i will forward them on. My email is specialkp@shaw.ca
Thanks for all the kind words.

By: mike peters

mike peters — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 16:29:09 +0000

Pat, thanks so much. Roy Peterson, along with being a giant in our business , is probably the nicest most humble guy in the world. I was telling my wife Marian ,how could a guy like that get laid off? He’s been a huge part of that paper. What editors have forgotten, a great editorial cartoonist can be the face of the paper, And right now papers need a face . Again, thanks.

By: Patrick LaMontagne

Patrick LaMontagne — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 14:03:52 +0000

Mike: His computer isn’t working right now and he doesn’t know when he’s going to have it up, but here’s a link to his bio on the ACEC site and his email is at the bottom.
http://www.canadiancartoonists.com/cartoonist_peterson.html

By: mike peters

mike peters — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 12:24:58 +0000

There’s no one better than Roy. Does anyone have his E-mail?

By: Stacy Curtis

Stacy Curtis — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 18:32:04 +0000

Great quote, Milt.

By: Milt Priggee

Milt Priggee — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 14:56:04 +0000

A wise old cartoonist told me more than once,….. in your career as a cartoonist, you become more valuable to the paper than the paper is to you.

As a freelancer (I believe) Roy was not totally financially dependent on the Sun…….whereas the Sun had only one Roy Peterson.

The Sun is now fishing for readers……. without a hook.

By: Dave Astor

Dave Astor — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 14:40:40 +0000

Like Pedro Molina, I agree that Steve Greenberg’s comment says it all. If only more newspaper owners and publishers were gentlemen like Roy Peterson.

By: Milt Priggee

Milt Priggee — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 14:36:21 +0000

They don’t come any nicer or better than Roy Peterson….period.

Just another example of shooting a hole in the boat to let the water out.