Maura Jacobson announced her retirement after her 31 years career in New York Magazines as a creator.
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For in general three decades and one year, the sense of accomplishment readers got from cracking a difficult clue can be chalked up to master creator Maura Jacobson, who has been crafting the word puzzles for the magazine since 1980 (Amenda Ernst, May 25). Thousands of New York readers' that have affection for Jacobson's work became very evident when she announced her retirement after 31 years at her post, resulting in an outpouring of support.  "I just couldn't believe anyone was sorry I was leaving," Jacobson said, modestly. "I'm really proud of that."For people that never heard about this very brilliant puzzle master, here is a brief note for you about her life. Education: B.A. from Hunter College Resume: Quit teaching kindergarten when she had her daughter, and created a puzzle on a whim and sent it to The New York Times. In 1971, started creating consistent puzzles for the Times, and later Cue magazine. When Cue was bought by New York in 1980, she came, too, creating a puzzle a week for the magazine for the next 30 years. (She's been doing a puzzle every other week for the past year leading up to her retirement). Marital Status: Married, with one daughter Media idol: Margaret Farrar, the former crossword editor at The New York Times, "If it wasn't for her, I would have never been in the job." Favorite TV show: Baseball games -- she's a Yankees fan. Guilty pleasure: Chocolate Last book read: None |
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