Bears’ Johnny Knox made a touchdown in the third quarter at Bears-Jets game at Soldier Field Sunday, December 26. Joel caught the shot and it made the Sun-Times front page the next day. (Another made its way to the Southtown Star.)
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On the topic of multimedia, important storytelling and some peoples’ incredible lives: Here’s a smart, disturbing piece by the Bombay Flying Club — Hell Hole: Living on Jharia’s Fiery Mines.
It is both subtle and direct. Gentle and a firm smack to your head and heart.
I look forward to your reactions.
Thanks to Brian Storm of MediaStorm for mentioning this piece on Twitter.
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Shot for Oak Park’s Oak Leaves and Evanston’s Evanston Review by Joel Lerner last month. Top: Evanton’s Morgan Fitzpatrick runs back to the dugout of the new field at Evanston Township H.S. with the flag after the National Anthem, before the first game on the new field. Bottom: Oak Park catcher John Frueh tags out Evanston’s Mark Johnson at home on an attempted squeeze bunt.
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Evanston Township H.S. classmates and fans celebrate with Sean Croegaert-Key (left) and Zach Morton after their team wins the IHSA 4A Supersectional against Chicago’s Mt. Carmel H.S. at the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates, Illinois.
Joel won a 3rd place in the nationwide Suburban Newspaper Association competition for Sport Photo. “Nice to be recognized for a photo I enjoyed taking so much,” said Joel.
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Evanston Township High School students, faculty and staff gather in Beardsley Gym to watch Barack Obama sworn in as the 44th President of the United States of American Tuesday, January 20, 2009.
Joel Lerner covered inauguration celebrations in Chicago’s North Shore for Pioneer Press that day. “I was proud when the student body stood up, without being prodded, when Obama took the oath of office,” said Joel, ETHS Class of ‘81. “My job has its perks.”
This is a case of the cobbler’s children having no shoes…but now they do. Despite Kring Lerner Group being up and running since January 2008, it has taken a year before we actually posted our own website. It has been an interesting year and we look forward to an even more interesting 2009.
