This is a project of the Spring 2017 and Spring 2019 History of American Journalism classes in the School of Journalism at the University of Arizona in Tucson. It features oral histories of 32 southern Arizona journalists conducted by undergraduate and graduate students. Journalists include broadcast reporters for Arizona Public Media, newspaper reporters, the head of the Arizona Daily Star‘s editorial page, photojournalists, a cartoonist, Borderlands authors, environmental journalists, sports journalists, Arizona Republic reporters and the founder of Tucson Weekly and Edible Baja magazines. Each entry includes a brief overview of the journalist’s career, an audio interview, a photograph of the journalist, and links to his or her work. Professor Linda J. Lumsden supervised the project. Special thanks to digital journalist John de Dios for technical help.
ALFREDO ARAIZA, Arizona Daily Star photographer
DOUGLAS BIGGERS, Tucson Weekly founding publisher
KENDAL BLUST, KJZZ-FM reporter based in Mexico
CATHALENA BURCH, Arizona Daily Star senior reporter
MIKE CHRISTY, Arizona Daily Star photographer
CHRISTOPHER CONOVER, AZPM reporter and producer
JOHN D’ANNA, Arizona Republic senior reporter
JASON DAVIS, The Planetary Society, blogger and reporter
TONY DAVIS, Arizona Daily Star environmental reporter
CARMEN DUARTE, Arizona Daily Star reporter
JOE FERGUSON, Arizona Daily Star political reporter
RYAN FINLEY, Arizona Daily Star sports writer
DAVID FITZSIMMONS, Arizona Daily Star editorial cartoonist
SARAH GARRECHT GASSEN, Arizona Daily Star head editorial writer
MARI HERRERAS, Tucson Weekly former editor and freelance journalist
STEPHANIE INNES, Arizona Daily Star reporter
DEBBIE KORNMILLER, Arizona Daily Star senior editor
IRENE MCKISSON, Arizona Daily Star‘s #ThisisTucson editor/team leader
TOM MCNAMARA, AZPM “Arizona Illustrated” host
TODD MILLER, Borderlands reporter and author
NANCY MONTOYA, AZPM senior reporter
DAVID MORGAN, Cochise County Record publisher and editor
LUPITA MURILLO, KVOA-TV reporter
JIM NINTZEL, Tucson Weekly editor, political writer
ERNESTO PORTILLO, Arizona Daily Star’s “La Estrella” editor
LINDA RAY, rock music journalist and comedian
MARGARET REGAN, author, Borderlands reporter, and arts critic
LORRAINE RIVERA, AZPM “Arizona 360” host and producer
STEVE RIVERA, KVOI “AllSportsTucson” sports reporter
JUSTIN SPEARS, ESPN radio host, Arizona Daily Star digital producer and reporter
LOU WATERS, CNN, KVOA-TV, KOLD retired anchor
EDGAR YBARRA, KVOA-TV videographer
ZAC ZIEGLER, AZPM public affairs reporter
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