Former Advocate reporter trolls for giggles

Don Smith, a former Advocate reporter, is writing a humor column from Louisville, Kentucky, his hometown.

He writes in weekly installments at Don The Writer site, with the objective of eventually bundling them between two covers and selling them as a book.

Don spent his first three years as a writer on various beats in the early 1970's. He decided against reporting as a career and returned to Louisville where he then worked many years in public relations for the Kentucky Fair & Exposition Center.

His writing has appeared in various publications and his humor has been broadcast on National Public Radio's Rewind show and also on an NPR local station as a frequent commentator.