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Linda Kramer: The FishbowlDC Interview
Say hello to Linda Kramer, the Washington editor of Glamour magazine.
What word do you routinely misspell? It's not misspelling, it's hitting the keys too fast and dropping the "l" from public
What's the name of your cell phone ring?"Normal"
What time did you get up this morning? When the dog jumped on bed at 6:30 am
When did you last cry and why? Probably when I broke a nail. I like to cry over trivial frustrations and save my cool for when it's needed.
How many emails do you receive a day, roughly? Around 50
What's your favorite letter? L of course, for Love and it's my initial
What single person played the biggest role / had the biggest influence on your journalism career? Wes Gallagher, the late president of the Associated Press, gave me my first big break when I got a summer college job working for the AP in NY.
Read the rest when you click below...(and see previous FishbowlDC interviews: Julie Mason, David Shuster, Joe Curl, Alex Pareene, Peter Beinart, Jonah Goldberg, Megyn Kendall, Ana Marie Cox, Jim Brady, Howard Mortman, Amy Argetsinger, Jose Antonio Vargas, Chuck Todd, Tom Gottlieb, Kelly Ann Collins, David von Drehle, David Lat, Mark Leibovich, Zain Verjee, David Plotz, Paul Kane, Karen Travers, Mark Halperin, Hugo Gurdon, Greg Kelly,Ken Rudin, John Dickerson, Anne Schroeder, Spencer Ackerman, Bret Baier, Bob Sellers, Greta van Susteren, Danielle Jones, Jonathan Salant, John McCalla, Pam Hess, Ryan Grim, Marc Ambinder, Marty Kady, Jack Shafer, Annie Lou Bayly, Jerry Zremski, Charlie Cook, Dave Hughes, Howard Fineman, Katie Tarbox, Mark Segraves, Chris Cillizza, Tom Sietsema, Bill Triplett, Robin Givhan, David Brody, Norah O'Donnell, Carl Cannon, Jordan Lieberman, David Folkenflik, Molly Henneberg, Ernesto Londono, Brody Mullins, Aaron Blake, Martha Raddatz, Andrew Sullivan, Christina Bellantoni, Shane Harris, Nora McAlvanah, Adam Nagourney, Erin McPike, Mike Memoli, Ju-Don Marshall Roberts, Arthur Delaney, Chris Mincher, Rachel Sklar, Laura Sullivan, Jeff Kosseff, Matthew Cooper, Scott McCrary, Dan Reilly, Jennifer Griffin, Ari Shapiro, Jonathan Kaplan, Rick Klein, Mike Allen, Olivier Knox, Erik Wemple, Nathan Burchfiel, Andrea Mitchell, Mike DeBonis, Anne Kornblut, April Ryan, Amy Morris, Keith Koffler,
Also, drop us a line to let us know who else you'd like FishbowlDC to interview. They must work in the Washington area and you must include their email address.
When's the last time you volunteered? Where? At Smith College. I'm on the alumnae association board.
Who is your favorite active journalist? Katherine Boo. I've never met her but her stories always make me marvel at the power of in depth journalism well done and well told.
What did you have for breakfast? Earl Grey tea and cereal with blue berries
What one toiletry item could you not live without? Hair brush. I spent six nights camping on Mt. Kilimanjaro with no running water. Brushing my hair kept me sane.
If you could have one superpower, which one would it be? Time travel.
Red or white wine? Red
PG-13 or R? NC 17
Lincoln, Jefferson or Washington Memorial? Lincoln
Leg or breast (chicken, of course) Breast
Friday night or Saturday night? Saturday
"Wedding Crashers" or "Old School" Old School
The Palm or Cafe Milano? abstain
Yankees or Red Sox? Yankees. First game I ever attended was a Yankees game. Can't remember who they played, but I enjoyed my first stadium dog.
Jenna or Barbara? Jenna because I love her book
McSteamy or McDreamy? McSteamy.
Leno or Letterman? abstain
Stewart or Colbert? Stewart
Boxers or briefs? Boxers, but please, no buttons
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