Interviewer
John Newhouse
Files
Download Audio Interview (236 KB)
Description
Ron Semple recalls a funny story about “Doc” Bowler at the Montana Press Association. Semple talks about the differences among the Montana Standard, Missoulian, and Billings Gazette including how they handled cigarette advertisements, what they chose to report on, and their endorsement of political candidates. He also talks about the history of the building that housed the Livingston Enterprise and how it was originally a whorehouse.
Archives and Special Collections does not hold the audio for this interview.
Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Lee Newspapers; Lee Enterprises; Billings, Montana; Billings Gazette; Newspaper publishing; News reporting; Lloyd Schermer; Duane “Doc” Bowler; Missoulian; Livingston Enterprise; Montana Standard; Newspaper political endorsements; Newspaper advertising; Montana history; Whorehouses; Nixon, Richard M.
Original Date
1975
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
Lee Newspapers in Montana Oral History Project, OH 465, 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 at the University of Montana, Mansfield Library.
Oral History Number
OH 465-035
Media Type
Text
Original Format
1 transcript (3 pp.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
application/pdf
Local Filename
OH_465_035.pdf
Citation
Semple, Ron, "Ron Semple Interview, 1975" (1975). Lee Newspapers in Montana Oral History Project. 29.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/leenewspapersmontana_oralhistory/29