Vol. 3, Issue 48 - Interview with Carol Rogalski (Communications and Marketing Director, Wizards of the Coast)
An interview with Carol Rogalski, Marketing Director at Wizards of the Coast between 1997 and 2002
Welcome to Vol. 3, issue 48 of Johto Times! This week, we are excited to share our interview with Carol Rogalski, Marketing Director at Wizards of the Coast between 1997 and 2002. Carol shares her memories of working at Wizards of the Coast on numerous games, which included the Pokémon Trading Card Game. We hope you enjoy it!
Please note that the Johto Times team will be taking a well-earned rest throughout December, which means the five issues which follow this newsletter will be written and scheduled in advance. Like previous years, this means we will not be updating on the latest Pokémon news, but will recap everything when we return in January 2026. Any important news announcements will be made on our Bluesky account and on our Discord server. You are welcome to join us on the Johto Times forum too!
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I'm super late to commenting on this (I missed this issue due to US Thanksgiving), but I still had to say thank you so much to you for the interview, and to Carol for sharing these details about what it was like to work at WotC during the launch of the Pokemon TCG in the US!! Her perspective was extremely interesting to read about, and I loved the emphasis on the players in her experience. I wish I had been able to go to one of those mall tour stops!!