Interview with Warren Shonert

Partial Transcript: Let's start off by doing the obvious. You tell me your name, when you were born and where and that type of thing.

Segment Synopsis: Shonert discusses his family history.

Keywords: Pendleton County

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Partial Transcript: When you were a boy, were you interested in the paper?

Segment Synopsis: Shonert discusses the history of the newspaper and his role in it.

Keywords: Falmouth High School; Falmouth Outlook; Pendleton County

Subjects: Newspaper employees

Partial Transcript: How many people do you have working for you now at the Outlook?

Segment Synopsis: Shonert gives an overview of what the newspaper is currently like.

Keywords: Falmouth Outlook; Pendleton County

Subjects: Advertising, Newspaper Newspaper employees Newspaper--Circulation

Partial Transcript: I'm sure there are certain kinds of things you could put in the paper but don't.

Segment Synopsis: Shonert describes the paper's reporting guidelines and political endorsement policy.

Keywords: Falmouth Outlook; Pendleton County; Political endorsement

Subjects: Editorials Newspaper reporting

Partial Transcript: What do you think of newspaper chains?

Segment Synopsis: Shonert discusses minimum wage and how it has effected his newspaper and hiring of employees.

Keywords: Falmouth Outlook; Local correspondents; Pendleton County

Subjects: Minimum wage--United States Newspaper employees

Partial Transcript: What about the paper's relationship, say, with the local school systems?

Segment Synopsis: Shonert discusses issues in Pendleton County, especially the economy.

Keywords: Falmouth Outlook; Pendleton County

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Partial Transcript: Do you belong to the Kentucky Press Association?

Segment Synopsis: Shonert explains why he no longer belongs to the KPA.

Keywords: Falmouth Outlook; Kentucky Press Association; KPA; Pendleton County

Subjects: Journalism--Societies, etc

Partial Transcript: In every county there are people who are decision makers.

Segment Synopsis: Shonert discusses influential people in the community.

Keywords: Falmouth, Kentucky; Pendleton County

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Partial Transcript: Tell me some of the things you've done in the paper.

Segment Synopsis: Shonert discusses some of the more memorable stories he's reported.

Keywords: Bootlegging; Falmouth Outlook; Pendleton County

Subjects: Distilling, Illicit

Partial Transcript: Who do you think have been the great leaders that the state has had in your time?

Segment Synopsis: Shoenrt discusses political parties and figures in the state.

Keywords: Ford, Wendell

Subjects: Democrat Kentucky--Politics and government Republican party (Ky.)

Partial Transcript: There would be a lot easier lives to lead than that of a newspaper man.

Segment Synopsis: Shonert discusses his future career and the future of the newspaper.

Keywords: Falmouth Outlook; Pendleton County

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