10 YEARS
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| Pete Gawda |
Name: Pete Gawda
Newspaper: Okeechobee News
Position: Reporter/photographer
Number of years in the newspaper or printing business: 10 years
Job description: I cover city and county government, environmental issues as well as serving as a general assignment reporter. I take photographs to illustrate my stories and for stand alones.
What I like best about my job: Every day is different. You never know what to expect. Before I took this job I never knew government meetings could sometimes be humorous and sometimes unexpected things happen to make the meeting more interesting.
Most memorable moment with INI: Getting to take the controls of a WWII era trainer aircraft.
Hobbies/interests: Building model ships, playing chess, reading, solving crossword, suduko and jigsaw puzzles.
Fun fact about myself. When I retire I plan to write a book about my experiences. It may not ever get published, but I intend to write it. I never set out to be newspaper reporter. All I can say is the Good Lord was taking care of me. I was unemployed and walked into the newspaper office and they hired me. It worked out better than anything I could have planned. This is the longest period of time I have worked in one place or lived at the same address. It all worked out according to one of my favorite Bible verses. Romans 8:28.
