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Conversation With 2-Time Pulitzer Winner Jim Morin

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Miami Herald cartoonist Jim Morin's political humor on display

Jim Morin started his art career drawing the cartoons that he enjoyed on Saturday mornings as a kid.

He studied art at Syracuse University and eventually found himself drawing caricatures of dignitaries and political leaders. All of that spun into a long and illustrious career as a political cartoonist with the Miami Herald. Two Pulitzer Prize awards later - the most recent one in 2017 - Morin is enjoying his retirement in Maine. 

For Tuesday's Sundial, we recently spoke to him about what it's like being the lone liberal in a family of conservatives; how he avoids cliches in his art; and the secrets to portraying a president - not according to physical traits, but emotional ones. 

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Jim Morin tackled social issues as much as he did presidents.

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Luis Hernandez is an award-winning journalist and host whose career spans three decades in cities across the U.S. He’s the host of WLRN’s newest daily talk show, Sundial (Mon-Thu), and the news anchor every afternoon during All Things Considered.