Jack Ohman (born September 1, 1960) is an American editorial cartoonist and educator. He works for ''

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'', and previously worked for ''

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.'' His work is syndicated nationwide to over 300 newspapers by

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. In 2016, he was awarded the

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Early life and education

Jack Ohman was born on September 1, 1960 in

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Minnesota Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over to ...

. Ohman worked as a political aide for the

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(DFL) during his high school years in Minnesota. At age 17, Ohman worked at the ''Minnesota Daily'', the student newspaper of the

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. At age 19, Ohman was the youngest cartoonist ever to be nationally syndicated. His first daily newspaper job was at ''

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'', where he was hired in 1981. Ohman has a B.A. degree (1999) from

Portland State University Portland State University (PSU) is a public research university in Portland, Oregon. It was founded in 1946 as a post-secondary educational institution for World War II veterans. It evolved into a four-year college over the following two decades ...

. After graduation he worked as an adjunct associate professor of political science at the Mark O. Hatfield School of Government at Portland State University.

Career

He worked at the ''

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'' starting in 1982; followed by work at ''The Oregonian'' in 1983. On October 29, 2012, it was announced that Ohman was stepping down as ''The Oregonians editorial cartoonist; and was subsequently hired by ''

'', in

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following the death of

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. Ohman was a regular art contributor to

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'' television show from 1984 until 1986. He was a regular contributor to ''

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'' and ''

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'' magazines. Ohman is also the creator of the syndicated

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'', which he drew from 1994 to 1999 and which appeared in over 170 newspapers. In 1986, through sales of copies of his cartoons about the space shuttle ''

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'' accident, Ohman raised over $30,000 for the families of the astronauts. It was the fifth largest private donation in the United States. In 2001, he raised over $30,000 for the United Way September 11 Fund. His work regularly appears in most major U.S. newspapers including ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. Ohman is also a noted

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humorist, and has published four books on the subject, including the best-selling ''Fear of Fly Fishing'', ''Get The Net'', ''An Inconvenient Trout'', and ''Angler Management'', a book of essays. He has published 10 books overall.

Awards

Ohman has won the 1980

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Mark of Excellence Award, the 1995

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Award from the

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, the 2001

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Award from the

, the 2002

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, the 2009 Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award (Cartoon category), the 2010 Society of Professional Journalists Award, and the 2012 Scripps Howard Journalism Award. Ohman was a finalist for the 2012

, where the judges cited his entry for his "clever daily cartoons and a distinctive Sunday panel on local issues in which his reporting was as important as his artistic execution." He was awarded the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning for "cartoons that convey wry, rueful perspectives through sophisticated style that combines bold line work with subtle colors and textures." In 2006, Ohman was voted one of the top five cartoonists in the United States by the readers of ''

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'' magazine..

Books

*''Back to the ’80s'' (1986) *''Drawing Conclusions'' (1987) *''Fear of Fly Fishing'' (1988) *''Fishing Bass-Ackwards'' (1991) *''Why Johnny Can't Putt...'' (1993) *''Media Mania'' (1995) *''Do I Have To Draw You a Picture?'' (1997) *''Get the Net!'' (1998) *''An Inconvenient Trout'' (2008) *''Angler Management'' (2009) * Illustrator, ''Blowing Smoke: The Wild and Whimsical World of Cigars'' (1997), Brian McConnachie, author

References

External links

Jack Ohman page at the ''Sacramento Bee''
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''The Oregonian'' archive of Jack Ohman cartoons
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ohman, Jack American editorial cartoonists American comic strip cartoonists American male journalists Journalists from Portland, Oregon Artists from Portland, Oregon Portland State University alumni Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning winners University of Minnesota alumni Portland State University faculty 1960 births Living people The Oregonian people Presidents of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists