Carl joined the Gazette in 1981 and has been writing The View From Here column since 1987. He was born and raised in Saratoga Springs. Before coming to the Gazette he lived and worked in Mexico, Peru, and several countries in Asia. He got his start in journalism reporting on the war in Laos for The Associated Press and later worked as an editor at the South China Morning Post in Hong Kong. He attended Tufts University and earned a bachelor's degree in philosophy from the New School for Social Research, now the New School University, in New York City. He lives in Saratoga Springs with his wife, Pearl. They have two children and three grandchildren.
Read his blog "Strock Freestyle" on dailygazette.com.