A Conversation with Garry Trudeau

Published: Jan. 6, 2021, 2:28 a.m.

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He\\u2019s the first comic strip artist to win a Pulitzer Prize. The recognition was for Doonesbury which is celebrating its 50th\\xa0anniversary. Garry Trudeau captured the counter culture by creating characters like Zonker and Joanie Caucus. He also got a jump on another aspect of American life when he bega writing about the rise of Donald Trump more than 30 years ago. I talked to Garry Trudeau about Doonesbury\\u2019s memorable characters and the challenge of drawing Donald Trump\\u2019s hair. "Now What?" is produced with the help of Steve Zimmer, Tay Glass and Alexander Wolfe. Audio production is by Nick Ciavatta. Photo: Ali Goldstein

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