SECTION THREE
GLENN SAPIR’S CAP
By tony dolle
I don’t really know Glenn Sapir that well, though
we share many of the same interests and have
served in the same capacities for organizations in
which we are both members. Geography prevents
us from socializing except for brief periods the one
or sometimes two times each year when we happen
to attend the same media/outdoor functions. Even
then, it’s mostly just a brief, polite conversation as
we pass in a hallway. was president of the New York Outdoor Writers
Association and I was president of the Tennessee
Outdoor Writers Association.
We both like to hunt, fish and write about and
share our experiences with others. Okay, maybe we have a bit more in common than I
first thought.
We have both served as presidents of state and
national outdoor media organizations – Glenn, a
New Yorker, was president of the Outdoor Writ-
ers Association of America (OWAA) in 1994-95
and I, a Tennessean, held that post in 2010-11. He The point of this is I have Glenn’s cap.
We have been magazine editors for national publi-
cations and both of us have worked for non-profit
outdoor industry organizations. Glenn is a master
storyteller and award-winning writer. Me? Well,
let’s just say I’m still learning the trade.
During the OWAA conference at Lake Placid,
NY, a couple of years ago, Glenn walked into the
conference center where the event was being head-
PHOTO CREDIT: TONY DOLLE
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