- Joel Pett
Infobox Comics creator
name = Joel Pett
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birthname = Joel W. Pett
birthdate = birth date and age|1953|09|01
location = Bloomington,Indiana , USA
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nationality = American
area = cartoonist
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notable works = Editorial cartoons
awards =Joel W. Pett (born
September 1 ,1953 ) is an AmericanPulitzer Prize -winningeditorial cartoonist for the "Lexington Herald-Leader ".Early life and career
Pett was born in Bloomington,
Indiana . He moved toIbadan, Nigeria in1959 before returning to America in1964 .After college, he began doing freelance cartooning jobs for over nine years. In April 1984, he joined "
Lexington Herald-Leader " as their staff cartoonist.In addition to his work at the "Herald-Leader", Joel also contributes weekly cartoons to the "
USA Today ", and a weekly column showcasing other editorial cartoonists for the "Los Angeles Times ".Awards
Pett was a finalist for the
Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning in1989 and1998 before winning in2000 . Pett is also the winner of the1999 Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award for cartooning, and a1995 winner of the Global Media Award for cartoons on population issues.External links
* [http://editorialcartoonists.com/cartoonist/profile.cfm/PettJ/ AAEC Bio]
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