Interviewer
Dennis Swibold
Files
Description
Charles S. “Chuck” Johnson discusses his early life and nearly 45-year career as a Montana political reporter. Johnson recalls being a high school intern for the Helena Independent Record; education in journalism at the University of Montana (UM); and time working on the Kaimin, UM’s newspaper. Further recollections include his work through the Sears Congressional Internship Program; graduate studies at UM; work at the Associated Press (AP) starting in 1971; coverage of the 1972 Montana Constitutional Convention; work at the Missoulian covering the Missoula delegation; and award of the Rotary Foundation fellowship enabling his work and studies at Oxford University in England, 1978 to 1979. He further discusses working at the Great Falls Tribune Capital Bureau; covering the Women’s International Conference for Helena’s Lee State Bureau in Houston in 1977; reporting on the Democratic National Convention for the Tribune in 1984; and writing about Montana’s legislators and governors.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Political reporter
Original Date
5-23-2022
Time Period
Twentieth century; Twenty-first century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
Charles S. Johnson Oral History Project, OH 483, Archives and Special Collections, Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula
Digital Publisher
University of Montana--Missoula. Mansfield Library
Rights
Copyright to this collection is held by the interview participants and by the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula. Permission may be required for use. For further information please contact Archives and Special Collections: (406) 243-2053 / library.archives@umontana.edu
Oral History Number
OH 483-001
Media Type
Sound; Text
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
02:05:31 minutes
Local Filename
OH_483_001.mp3; OH_483_001.pdf
Citation
Johnson, Charles S., "Charles S. Johnson Interview, May 23, 2022" (2022). Charles S. Johnson Oral History Project. 1.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/charlesjohnson_interviews/1