Mitch Butler, the "Investigative Cartoonist," is a television personality and illustrator who specializes in visual explanation. He has explained current events on The CBS Evening News with Katie Couric, [1] CBS News Sunday Morning, [2] The CBS Early Show with Harry Smith, [3] and the Science Channel's Brink. [3] In addition to his on-camera work, he also produces non-fiction animation for television programs like Nova. [4] Mitch Butler collaborates with newsman Josh Landis at CBS to create The Fast Draw, [5] an ongoing cartoon explanation series.
Mitch Butler has taught animated storytelling and visual explanation at New York University, [6] and The School of Visual Arts [7] and Parsons School of Design. [8]
Mitch Butler was born and raised in Alaska, and now lives in New York City with wife Denise Spellman Butler.
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