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Gleaner Alumni

Theodore Sealy, when he was editor of the Gleaner, had a pithy saying: "We train people for Jamaica." That statement was not a boast. it was a simple declaration of the fact that many young people gained knowledge and experience by working at The Gleaner- for many, their first job- an later went on to other activities and occupations, to serve Jamaica in various capacities.

Gleaner Alumni

The Most. Hon. P.J. Patterson
While he was an undergraduate at the then University College of the West Indies (UCWI), now University of the West Indies (UWI), he worked at the Gleaner in a summer holiday job, doing sports reporting.
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Professor Rex Nettleford
Professor Nettleford, vice chancellor of the University of the West Indies, became a temporary member of the editorial staff while pursuing his studies at the UCWI.
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Anthony Johnson
The veteran politician and current High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, on leaving high school in Kingston, he joined the editorial staff and worked as an agricultural reporter.
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Dr. Elaine Wallace
The current registrar of the University of Technology was a sub-editor on the Features Desk in the editorial department.
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Olive Senior
This prize-winning Jamaican writer began her early training as a Gleaner writer. This was later reflected in her work as editor of the Jamaica Journal, as well as in her literary activities.
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Hon. Barbara Gloudon, OJ
Miss Gloudon started out as an assistant in the reference department. Then Barbara Goodison, she blossomed into a brilliant feature writer, reporter and editor. Today she stands pre-eminent in the field of communications and theatre arts.
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Hector Bernard
Bernard was farm editor at the Gleaner before going into electronic journalism. He achieved distinction as deputy general manager of the Jamaica Broadcasting Corporation (JBC).
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Claude Robinson
Former director-general of the JBC, Robinson (left) did a stint at the Gleaner as a reporter before going to study in Canada.
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Wilmot Perkins
Perkins was a reporter on the editorial staff of the paper before going into electronic journalism. He entered radio broadcasting in 1960 and cornered most of the talk show audience with his programme ‘Perkins Online’ until his death on February 3, 2012.
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