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Reporting the Oregon Story: How Activists and Visionaries Transformed a State
Floyd J. McKay
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Description for Reporting the Oregon Story: How Activists and Visionaries Transformed a State
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 30 black & white Photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBWN; JPR; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Oregon entered a new era in 1964 with the election of Tom McCall as Secretary of State and Bob Straub as State Treasurer. Their political rivalry formed the backdrop for two of Oregon’s most transformative decades, as they successively fought for, lost, and won the governorship. Veteran Oregon journalist Floyd McKay had a front-row seat.
As a political reporter for The Oregon Statesman in Salem, and then as news analyst for KGW-TV in Portland, McKay was known for asking tough questions and pulling no punches. His reporting and commentaries ranged from analysis of the “Tom and Bob” rivalry, to ... Read more
Oregon entered a new era in 1964 with the election of Tom McCall as Secretary of State and Bob Straub as State Treasurer. Their political rivalry formed the backdrop for two of Oregon’s most transformative decades, as they successively fought for, lost, and won the governorship. Veteran Oregon journalist Floyd McKay had a front-row seat.
As a political reporter for The Oregon Statesman in Salem, and then as news analyst for KGW-TV in Portland, McKay was known for asking tough questions and pulling no punches. His reporting and commentaries ranged from analysis of the “Tom and Bob” rivalry, to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Oregon State University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Corvallis, OR, United States
ISBN
9780870718465
SKU
V9780870718465
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About Floyd J. McKay
Floyd J. McKay was a leading journalist at The Oregon Statesman in Salem, and as news analyst at KGW-TV in Portland. For his work as a reporter and producer of documentaries, he won the DuPont-Columbia Broadcast Award, the “Pulitzer Prize of Broadcasting.” He holds a PhD in Media History from the University of Washington, USA. He was a Nieman Fellow ... Read more
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