Ohio News JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2001 Photographer PAGE 2 OHIO NEWS PHOTOGRAPHER JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2001 Dispatch legend Joe Pastorek dies at 71 KATHY LYNN GRAY always looking for something a bit differ- THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH ent.ÕÕ His photographs won numerous awards through the years, including the With a crusty manner and a twinkle in annual Look magazine all-sports photo con- ONPA OHIO NEWS PHOTOGRAPHERS ASSOCIATION INC. his eye, Joe Pastorek showed many a green test. journalist the ropes in his 39 years as a Ohio State coach Woody Hayes once Dispatch photographer and assistant photo praised a Pastorek photograph as the "finest BOARD CHAIRMAN BOB DEMAY chief. football pictureÕÕ he had ever seen. Floyd PHONE (800) 777-9477 Pastorek, 71, died of an apparent heart Sanders, retired newsroom artist, remem- E-MAIL [email protected] attack while delivering newspapers in bered Pastorek as "always a laughing, jovial Fremont,Ohio, near his person, very in tune with the news and con- PRESIDENT ED SUBA, JR. home in Marblehead. scientious. He was a good newspaperman.ÕÕ HONE (800) 777-9477 He was larger than Yet Pastorek balanced the fast paced, P life in both personality long hours at the newspaper with more E-MAIL [email protected] and physique, and his relaxing time hunting, fishing, camping and frequently mumbled flying small planes. STILL VICE PRESIDENT LISA DUTTON "dumb . re-portersÕÕ Sanders was with Pastorek when PHONE (419) 724-6143 comment was taken "Moose,ÕÕ as he was known, bagged a 230- E-MAIL [email protected] with a grain of salt by pound buck during a 1967 hunting trip on those who knew he had horseback in Wyoming. Pastorek brought a soft spot for inexperi- TV VICE PRESIDENT VINCE SHIVERS back the meat and had the buckÕs head PHONE (330) 744-8821 enced staffers and was mounted for display. E-MAIL [email protected] never far from laughter. Joe Pastorek Later, he won a photography contest in "He was a very Wyoming with a shot he took on that trip of funny, lively man who always kept the several hunters on horseback in the dis- SECRETARY DAVID I. ANDERSEN photo department in stitches, whether at tance. PHONE (216) 999-4156 work or at social gatherings,ÕÕ said Dispatch In later years, PastorekÕs passion for E-MAIL [email protected] photographer Tom Sines. "He would suck fishing led to weekend retreats on Lake Erie his stomach in and drop his pants at a with his wife, Virginia. HeÕd often invite TREASURER KIMBERLY BARTH momentÕs notice just to get everybody to Dispatch friends out on the lake with him, laugh.ÕÕ PHONE (800) 777-9477 as long as theyÕd promise to take the sport E-MAIL [email protected] Pastorek graduated from East High as seriously as he did, Ross said. "If you get School in 1947 and was trained in photog- sick, you get sick in the boat and weÕll keep raphy while in the Navy. He started at The fishing,ÕÕ Ross said Pastorek used to say. STILL CLIP CONTEST CHRIS PARKER Dispatch in 1951. He was a fountain of The couple moved to Marblehead per- PHONE (614) 841-1781 information about the city heÕd lived in all manently after Pastorek retired in 1991. In E-MAIL [email protected] his life, and seemed to know everyone in addition to his newspaper career, Pastorek town, "from the lowest to the highest,ÕÕ had a number of side businesses throughout TV CLIP CONTEST DAVID COLABINE Sines said. his life, including a camping trailer sales His friendly manner helped him weave PHONE (513) 763-5443 company from 1959 through the mid-1970s E-MAIL [email protected] a wide web of contacts throughout his years in Columbus. as a photographer, said Sheldon Ross, Besides his wife, Pastorek is survived NNUAL TILL ONTEST DAVID POLCYN Dispatch chief photographer in the 1960s by his daughter, Susan B. Miller of A S C and 1970s. Hillsdale, Mich., and sons Wayne of Grove PHONE (419) 521-7218 "He had a good nose for news, and he City and David of Pickerington. E-MAIL [email protected] liked to get out and meet the people. He was ANNUAL TV CONTEST TONY GIORDULLO TV Clip clarification Herral Long arrested PHONE (513)412-5055 E-MAIL [email protected] A recent disqualification in the quar- Toledo Blade photographer Herral terly television clip contest seems to war- Long was arrested January 9 while taking rant a clarification of the rules. pictures at a fire in downtown Tiffin. Ohio News Photographer Apparently some people reading the Long was charged with misconduct at The official publication of the Ohio News rules for the feature category interpreted an emergency, a first-degree misdemeanor. Photographers Association Inc. the rule to mean they could put 48 actual He is accused of crossing the yellow and hours of work into a story spread out over a black caution tape around the fire and dis- EDITOR BOB DEMAY week or more. That is not the case. obeying a police officerÕs order to leave the PHONE (330)244-0155 The rule means if you start to work on area. E-MAIL [email protected] a story Monday it must air by Wednesday. The police complaint stated that Mr. If you can not meet that criteria the story Long refused to cooperate with police or ADDRESS LETTERS AND CORRESPONDENCE should be entered in the in-depth category produce identification. Long, said he iden- TO THE EDITOR AT: regardless of the subject matter. tified himself by name and as a Blade pho- At the present time there are not tographer and had a press identification in 8300 SAPPHIRE AVE NE enough entries to justify adding additional plain sight. CANTON, OH 44721 categories. Like the monthly still clip con- He said the officer, who was later test categories are more limited than in the identified as detective Dave Pauly, said he year end contest. was a police officer but refused repeatedly Ohio Online Follow the time limits and constraints to identify himself by name or rank. "In no www.onpa.org of each category and enter accordingly. If way was I interfering with anybody who you have questions or suggestions regard- was doing anything," Mr. Long said. WEBMASTER MARK DUNCAN ing the rules contact clip chairman Dave Long pleaded not guilty to the charges. PHONE (216) 771-2172 Colabine or Television Vice president The matter is set for a pretrial hearing E-MAIL Vince Shivers. February 16 the trial is set for March 23. [email protected] JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2001 OHIO NEWS PHOTOGRAPHER PAGE 3 Odds Ôn ends ONPA to celebrate 50th at Atwood Lake Resort Congratulations are in order Fifty years have passed since the first meet- tion at the Spokesman Review in Spokane, for several still members who ing of the Ohio Press Photographers Association Washington and Al Tielemans, staff photogra- recently received national recogni- in New Philadelphia. pher with Sports Illustrated. tion for their work. There have been many changes in both our As has been our custom the past few years A feature picture, by Neal industry and our organization since then. Even we will hear from one of our own as Mark Lauron of The Columbus Dispatch our name is different. Duncan of the Associated Press in Cleveland which was on the back cover of the Back then it was an all boys club carrying shares his images and expertise. last ONPA newsletter was chosen around 4 by 5Õs. Local television news wasnÕt Headlining the television program is Lance as one of the top 25 Pictures of the even born yet. In the early years women were Ing with USA Today Live who was the NPPA Year for 2000 on the MSNBC web welcome, but only as contestants in a beauty con- Region 4 POY in 1999. site. test. He will be joined on the program by Harry Fifty years and much has changed, but not Sampler from WXIA-TV in Atlanta. Three other members had so much at all. ItÕs still all about turning out the Historical stories for the television program national clip wins in the NPPA best product we can. have not yet been finalized. Anyone with sugges- monthly clip contest. Gary Green That will be the driving force as we meet tions should contact television vice president of the Akron Beacon Journal once again for our annual seminar and business Vince Shivers. placed first in sports in March. In meeting at Atwood Lake Resort, March 30-31. Our life members will be our guests for the the same month Fred Squillante Both still and television programs will take occasion. There will be no charge for registration of The Columbus Dispatch placed a look back at some of the major stories of the or dinner for life members and their spouse. We third in the feature category. last 50 years. do ask however if you plan on attending to pre Jason Molyet of The News Still photographers will revisit the Xenia register using the form below so we can plan Journal in Mansfield placed first in tornado, the Kent State University anti war accordingly. spot news in April. demonstrations and ClevelandÕs civil rights riots. The early bird discount deadline for paid Copley Ohio Newspapers has Photographers Skip Peterson of the Dayton Daily registrations is March 15. All fees increase by purchased The Independent In News, Paul Tople of the Akron Beacon Journal $15 after that date. Massillon and The Times Reporter and freelancer Ron Kuntz of Cleveland will over- Rooms are available by calling Atwood in New Philadelphia, total circula- see the historical perspectives.