Episode 67 - The Brooke McEldowney Interview

The Artist: Born in Charleston, West Virginia, McEldowney grew up in Florida and now lives in Maine with his wife and two daughters. He attended Allegheny College and majored first in biology, then changed to art. From there he went to the Juilliard School in New York, where he studied the viola and got both a bachelor’s and master’s degree in music. He also studied and performed at the Mozarteum in Salzburg, Austria. Following that he worked concurrently as a professional violist, music critic, and cartoonist. He was assistant editor of Opus, a classical music magazine, and has had cartoons in magazines such as Yankee, Opus, and Pulse. His first cartoon sale was to Punch. He has also had music articles and reviews in many magazines, and he designs sets, writes, and composes for the theater. (Source: Wikipedia)