Walt Handelsman

Walt Handelsman is the two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning nationally syndicated editorial cartoonist for Newsday. He joined the paper in February of 2001.

Before that, Walt worked for The Times-Picayune in New Orleans from 1989-2001, The Scranton (PA) Times from 1985-1989, and a chain of 13 Baltimore and Washington suburban weeklies from 1982-1985.

Walt, 51, a graduate of The University of Cincinnati, creates cartoons that appear in over 200 newspapers around the country and internationally. They are frequently reprinted in Newsweek, USA Today, The New York Times, The Washington Post and the Chicago Tribune.

In early 2006, Walt taught himself Flash animation and now creates animated editorial cartoons that are viewed by zillions of fans across the Internet.

In addition to Handelsman’s two Pulitzers, he has also been awarded two National Headliner Awards, the Society of Professional Journalists Award, the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award, The Scripps Howard National Journalism Award and The 2007 Online News Association's Best Online Commentary Award for his animations.

He is the author of eight collections of his editorial cartoons as well as a children’s book published in 1995.

He lives with his wife, Jodie, and two sons, James and Billy, on Long Island.

Rudy gets a ringing endorsement from his wife.

Toxic Toys

Concerned parents seek a solution to the toxic toy troubles.

Baby boomers

Aging boomers struggle to stay young.

Political theater

Rudy get a ringing endorsement from his wife.

What they say, what we hear

A refreshingly funny look at political sound bites.

2008 Web campaigns

Check out the way the presidential candidates are using the Web.

Loverly

King Cheney sings about his ideal world.

2007 summer camp guide

An introduction to the strangest camps of the summer season.

Off we go

George and Dick take us on a high-flying "Mission Accomplished" tour.

Barack Obama

Hillary sings about her charismatic opponent.

Political reality show

America's top contenders fight for a chance to live in the White House.

Political fashion show

Hillary, Rudy, Obama and others strut down the catwalk with the hottest designs of 2007.

Iraq surge

Walt starts 2007 with a cinematic preview of the Bush administration's newest war plan.