Glenn Kramon grew up just outside of New York City, and started his journalism career in 1975 at The Kansas City Star after graduating from Stanford University. In 1977, he joined The San Francisco Examiner where he held various positions including business editor, Sunday news editor and reporter. In 1987, Kramon joined The Times as a copy editor and health care reporter. Soon after, he held the positions of assignment editor, technology editor, enterprise editor, Sunday business editor and deputy business editor. He went on to become the paper's Business editor, overseeing the paper's financial news staff, from 1997 to 2003. In 2003, UCLA's Gerald Loeb Award honored Kramon by bestowing upon him the Lawrence Minard Editor Award, recognizing an outstanding editor who does not receive a byline. In his current role as an assistant managing editor, he oversees long-form projects "with a mandate to stimulate and manage original New York Times reporting ventures across the newsroom." In this episode, follow Glenn’s incredible path from an article on his family cat growing up, to the 3am breakfast runs with The Stanford Daily staff, to the New York Times.
