Ed Grisamore
Ed Grisamore is an American journalist who has been a local news columnist for The Telegraph in Macon, Georgia, since 1996. He was the recipient of the 2010 Will Rogers Humanitarian Award, presented by the National Society of Newspaper Columnists. Grisamore has written nine books, including collections of his columns, a history of the minor league hockey team Macon Whoopees and biographies of football coach Billy Henderson humorist and television personality Durwood "Mr. Doubletalk" Fincher and a history of Macon's Nu-Way Weiners, the second-oldest hot dog stand in America. Journalism career. Grisamore is a native  of Atlanta, Georgia, and a graduate of the University of Georgia with a degree in journalism. Before becoming a news columnist, he was an editor, reporter and columnist for The Telegraph's sports department and was inducted into the Macon Sports Hall of Fame in 2008. Grisamore began writing local news columns in 1996. In June 1998, he succeeded Bill Boyd as the paper's featured local news columnist. His columns chronicle the accomplishments and struggles of people living in and around Macon. The announcement of the 2010 Will Rogers Humanitarian Award cited Grisamore's "widely varied record of community  service," including his contributions to Macon's annual International Cherry Blossom Festival and his fundraising efforts for local charities. In June 2012, Grisamore was named Georgia Author of the Year in the Essays category by the Georgia Writers Association. In May 2015, Grisamore retired from The Telegraph after a 36-year newspaper career. He now teaches journalism and creative writing at Stratford Academy in Macon. He continues to write a weekly column in The Telegraph on Sunday.