Interview with Keith Runyon, August 23, 2017
Project: John G. Heyburn II Initiative for Excellence in the Federal Judiciary Oral History Project
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Keith L. Runyon was a writer and editor for The Courier-Journal in Louisville, Kentucky for 43 years. He left the newspaper in 2012 and now serves as a media specialist for the Center for Interfaith Relations.In this interview, Runyon talks about his decades-long friendship with Judge John G. Heyburn II. He discusses how they met, their shared appreciation for history, and his own observations of Judge Heyburn from his vantage points as both a friend and as the opinion editor for The Courier-Journal. Runyon also describes own career path from law into journalism and reflects on his tenure at The Courier-Journal.
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Busing for school integration--Kentucky--Jefferson County Courier-Journal (Louisville, Ky.) Civil rights Desegregation in education Friendship Heyburn, John G. (John Gilpin), 1948-2015 Law schools McConnell, Mitch United States. District Court (Kentucky: Western District) University of Kentucky. College of Law Wyatt, Wilson W. (Wilson Watkins), 1905-1996Interview Rights
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Runyon, Keith Interview by Terry L. Birdwhistell. 23 Aug. 2017. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Runyon, K. (2017, August 23). Interview by T. L. Birdwhistell. John G. Heyburn II Initiative for Excellence in the Federal Judiciary Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Runyon, Keith, interview by Terry L. Birdwhistell. August 23, 2017, John G. Heyburn II Initiative for Excellence in the Federal Judiciary Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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