Conversations with Steve Whittington

Today we’d like to introduce you to Steve Whittington.

Hi Steve, so excited to have you on the platform. So before we get into questions about your work-life, maybe you can bring our readers up to speed on your story and how you got to where you are today?
Well, I started in the printing business 28 years, doing layout and designing for magazines and then I retired. After that I started selling Art representing different artists doing art shows then I started selling art to US auction and they offered me a job as an auctioneer, I did that part-time. The LA Times offered me a job doing sales and promotions after they saw me do an auction in Little Tokyo downtown LA. Four years with them. After that The New York Times from there to The Wall Street Journal and then I retired with the San Francisco Chronicle. After a 16 year run with the newspapers. I move back to Tennessee and start writing poetry.

I’m sure it wasn’t obstacle-free, but would you say the journey has been fairly smooth so far?
At my age, I was able to adjust and learn new ways to work. Mainly learning about myself and about the people that I worked with life lessons along the way. There were definitely challenges, but I was able to overcome the challenges because of my experiences that I had gone through in my early life.

Thanks for sharing that. So, maybe next you can tell us a bit more about your work?
I’m a writer now a poet I’ve been writing poetry since 2018 and I’m working on three other books that have nothing to do with poetry. I guess you could say I’m a poet at the moment. My poems have been published every year since 2018 in “Who’s Who in American Poetry”and in Best Poets of 2019 through 2025. I am most proud of my artistic ability in mastering the art of printing and photography at a young age. I found out through working with different cultures and people that I was real good at managing and setting examples pursuing a career in sales and promotions.

What do you like and dislike about the city?
I like the people and how all the different cultures come together to make peace with each other and create. Everyone has something to give to one another. The things that I don’t like are the politicians the way the state government runs its cities they take advantage of the people they over tax. They’re very corrupt. The only reason they’re in office is to enrich their selves. They don’t care anything about the people of California sad to say that but it’s all true.

Contact Info:

• Instagram: whittingtonsteve
• Facebook: Steve Whittington
• Linkedin: Steve Whittington

Image Credits
Los Angeles Times The New York Times The Wall Street Journal San Francisco Chronicle US AUCTIONS American Signature Eber & Wein Publishing Kamran Khavarani