Bill Snyder

Never did one writer have so much fun: Carl Nolte’s career put him up close and personal with the good, the bad and the ugly

Journalism, these days, is a young person’s game. As newspapers fold or reduce their staffs, veteran reporters, editors and photographers are laid off, pushed into early retirement, or simply give up on the business they love. But not Carl Nolte. At 88, the San Francisco Chronicle columnist is likely the oldest working journalist in the ...