Jerry Jonas

The Editor-in-Chief of The Freedom Ledger truly has printer’s ink in his veins. Jonas started out with the paper as a cub reporter back in the 1960s, and worked his way up through editorial to become Editor-in-Chief. Since then, Jonas has taken great pride in the achievements of “his” paper, not the least of which is winning a Pulitzer. He’s a believer in “hard” journalism, and won’t run anything his reporters can’t back up. He encourages his people to get out into the thick of things rather than just running a story down by making calls or using the Internet. “The real stories are out there,” he says. “So go get ‘em!”
Nearing retirement age, Jerry has thinning brown hair, hazel (but often blood-shot and wearied) eyes, and a prominent nose. He usually wears button-down shirts with the sleeves rolled up and has his tie loosened more often than not. He needs reading glasses, although he dislikes wearing them and frequently misplaces them. He lives in the West End with his wife Alice. Their son, Tom, is an actor in New York City. His sister, June, still lives in Freedom City and is a programmer at USNet.