Walt Handelsman is the two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning nationally syndicated editorial cartoonist for Newsday. He joined the paper in February of 2001.
Before that, Walt worked for The Times-Picayune in New Orleans from 1989-2001, The Scranton (PA) Times from 1985-1989, and a chain of 13 Baltimore and Washington suburban weeklies from 1982-1985.
Walt, 51, a graduate of The University of Cincinnati, creates cartoons that appear in over 200 newspapers around the country and internationally. They are frequently reprinted in Newsweek, USA Today, The New York Times, The Washington Post and the Chicago Tribune.
In early 2006, Walt taught himself Flash animation and now creates animated editorial cartoons that are viewed by zillions of fans across the Internet.
In addition to Handelsman’s two Pulitzers, he has also been awarded two National Headliner Awards, the Society of Professional Journalists Award, the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award, The Scripps Howard National Journalism Award and The 2007 Online News Association's Best Online Commentary Award for his animations.
He is the author of eight collections of his editorial cartoons as well as a children’s book published in 1995.
He lives with his wife, Jodie, and two sons, James and Billy, on Long Island.
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Hi Walt,
Morey from Ben's Deli here.
How are you? I haven't seen you in a few years and I hope all is well.
Please get in touch with me so we can catch up.
Morey
HEY WALT ITS LOUIS JUST CHECKING UP ON THE CARTOONS MY FINANCE(SAM) (YES I GOT ENGAGED) WENT FOR HER STUDENT TEACHING INTERVIEW IN HALF HOLLOW HILLS AND THE HEAD OF THE SOCIAL STUDIES DEPT. AND HE WAS TALKING ABOUT YOU AND YOUR CARTOONS..
NEXT TIME IM IN YOUR NECK OF THE WOODS YOU MIND IF I STOP BY MY FRIEND LIVES 2 BLOCK AWAY FROM U WELL YOU THE MAN...
Walt...
I think it's been over 25 years.. but please contact me. I found a drawing that belongs to you. I want to send it to you if you are interested in it.
... Jeff A.
Hi, Walt
This is Tom from Packaging at the ole T. P. I have been retired
now for over two years. Someone sent me the link to your site
and I have been enjoying myself immensely.
I would like to apologize to you as I see that I underestimated
you when we were at the T. P. You are way more talented then
I ever imagined. As far as I am concerned, you are the best out
there. I miss our visits. Thank you, Walt I have and always will
enjoy your work.
Mr. Handelsman,
You know I served my country and I just got called a ***troller. I know that this is freedom of speech, but people take this out of hand. I agree with you making that cartoon of high gas prices because it is true and being that other countries are having it higher than us, I think that someone needs to hurry up and settle whatever it is that needs to be settled. Not only for prices of gas, food and other things going up, but for the families that are barely making it day-to-day. Am really sorry for the losses and am really regretting not going to Iraq because I had alot of really good friends of mine killed over there 4 years ago. I can't imagine what the families are going through. But i can't read these comments anymore. My mother also served in the military, Marines, and fought in Desert Storm I, and to think how she would take this if she read some of these comments. Thank you for your time and effort.
Hi Mr. Handelsman,
we are an NGO doing critical work on genetic engeneering in Switzerland for the last 20 years. For to celebrate the 20th anniversary we are planning an exhibition with cartoons in november 2008 in Basel, CH.
Would you be as kind as to participate there with one or two of your cartoons?
As soon as possible we could give you further information.
Thank`s a lot for your answer.
Warm regards,
Gabriele Pichlhofer
Basler Appell gegen Gentechnologie
would it be at all possible to get a copy of the words to bored, tubby and mild?? (without having to transcribe from the video) i am a red hat lady and we would like to do a skit for one of our members birthday's. She is going to be 90 this september.
Cat
Madammiau@aol.com
Hi Walt,
I just saw the "Baby Boomers" and I loved it. Keep up the good work.
What is the best way to contact you about a potential project? Of course, if that sounds intriguing...
Thanks in advance!
Hi Walt,
I was sent your animated Baby Boomers cartoon and it is hilarious!!!
I have been sending it to friends & family members as I know they will enjoy it as much as I did.
Keep up the good work, we all need a laugh nowadays.
Take care and keep laughing,
Arlene from Delaware