Deep Sea Rodeo a Little Bit of Normal
Sun Herald publisher Rickey Mathews figures prominently in a recent Chicago Tribune feature on the coast recovery and the annual Fouth of July deep sea fishing tournament.
According to the story: Mathews’ house suffered $150,000 of uninsured damage and nine of 11 of his family members lost homes, but his newspaper never missed a day of publication and was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for public service.
“There was no champagne cracked,” Mathews said. “Personally, it felt very empty to me. Professionally, it was great.”