The Free Press editorial page is getting a new face.
It’s a face you’ll see on Facebook. It’s a name that will come across your Twitter feed. It’s a person you’ll see out in the community – a lot. And it’s someone you may already know if you follow Tennessee politics.
Drew Johnson is joining the Times Free Press at the end of June and will assume the responsibilities that Lee Anderson held for decades. He’ll write daily editorials on the Free Press page and be a conservative voice on issues affecting Chattanooga area readers.
But Johnson has received explicit instructions for the first week or so that he’s here. Don’t worry about writing. Get out there on the streets, in the neighborhoods of the Chattanooga area. Go to Chattanooga City Council meetings, Hamilton County Commission meetings. Hang out at Coolidge Park or Nightfall.
Talk to people. Introduce yourself. Get a feel for the area, for what residents think, what they care about, what they’re worried about.