Interview with Richard Robards

Partial Transcript: Let's start out with the obvious thing.

Segment Synopsis: Robards discusses is family, education, and early career.

Keywords: St. Catherine's College

Subjects:

Partial Transcript: You were hired over here at the News Journal.

Segment Synopsis: Robards details the history of the newspaper including various owners.

Keywords: Campbellsville, Kentucky; Central Kentucky News Journal; Newspapers Incorporated; Taylor County

Subjects: American newspapers--Ownership Newspaper--Circulation

Partial Transcript: Now, uh, how many people do you have working here now?

Segment Synopsis: Robards gives an overview of the current state of the newspaper.

Keywords: Campbellsville, Kentucky; Central Kentucky News Journal; Taylor County

Subjects: Advertising, Newspaper Newspaper employees

Partial Transcript: What are your big beats?

Segment Synopsis: Robards discusses what the newspaper covers and how cooperative various organizations and agencies are with the newspaper.

Keywords: Campbellsville, Kentucky; Central Kentucky News Journal; City council; Fiscal court; Taylor County

Subjects: County school systems Newspaper reporting School boards School consolidation School superintendent

Partial Transcript: Do you have any regular columns in the paper?

Segment Synopsis: Robards gives a general assessment of what it is like to work in the newspaper business.

Keywords: Campbellsville, Kentucky; Central Kentucky News Journal; Political endorsement; Taylor County

Subjects: Editorials Newspaper employees Newspaper reporting

Partial Transcript: What do you think would be the advantages and disadvantages of working for a chain?

Segment Synopsis: Robards discusses the pros and cons of newspaper organizations such as chain newspapers and the the Kentucky Press Association.

Keywords: Central Kentucky News Journal; Chain newspapers; Kentucky Press Association; KPA

Subjects: American newspapers--Ownership Journalism--Societies, etc

Partial Transcript: What would you take me to see?

Segment Synopsis: Robards discusses what he thinks is unique about the county and who the most influential people in the county are.

Keywords: Campbellsville, Kentucky; Taylor County

Subjects: Bankers

Partial Transcript: Who are some of the people, in this newspaper business in Kentucky that you know that you've really been impressed with?

Segment Synopsis: Robards discusses newspaper people that he has been impressed by.

Keywords: Burkhard, Fred; Smith, Al

Subjects: Newspaper editors--United States