Helping women and minorities into newsrooms since 1993
Helping women and minorities into newsrooms since 1993
Rifling through a box of newspapers in February 2025, Joe Sullivan searched for the sections that beat his Boston Globe, trying to figure out what went wrong. Suddenly, a voice came from overhead: What are you doing?
Sullivan looked up to see Glen Crevier, one of the contest judges.
“Of course, you take it seriously,” Sullivan recounted Crevier saying to him. “But you cannot let it determine your self-worth in any way. It's just one week. It's one moment in time.”
Crevier, 71, will serve APSE as its conference coordinator for the final time at the upcoming Minnesota event in the city he represented for 20 years at the Minneapolis Star Tribune. Yet, Crevier’s impact will extend far into the future.
From Jorge Rojas to Naila-Jean Meyers, former APSE presidents described Crevier in many ways: a pillar of the community, a grand marshal of a parade, a ship’s captain.
“He's one of maybe a dozen long-time stalwarts of the organization,” Rojas said. “His contributions have been immense … he's a Hall of Famer.”
Crevier’s job requirements have increased since he joined the organization in 1988. Gone are the days when regional newspapers could finance the APSE conferences. With increasing prices, he must find sponsors who can finance the event, which has run every year but once — during the 2020 pandemic — since 1974.
His impacts from his time as APSE president in 2005-06 to conference coordinator and Star Tribune sports editor were characterized by one word: kindness. It shone through in the firm guidance and the high expectations Crevier set for the future leaders of APSE.
“I hope that the people I came into contact with learn something from me, as I certainly learned from them,” he said.
After retiring from his position at the Star Tribune in 2018, Crevier is now also ready to hand over the control of APSE to a new generation. He still plans to attend the next APSE conference in Washington, D.C.
“I feel like I've given every last drop of energy to APSE, and it's just time for somebody else to take over, who may have new ideas. I just …” He paused for a few moments, as if to search for the right words to summarize his 37 years of APSE service. “I gave it my all, and it's time for someone else to step in.”