Interview with Richard G. "Dick" Wilson, August 19, 2014
Project: Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence Oral History Project
Interview Summary
Wilson discusses the origins of his interest in journalism. He talks about his family background and his education. He discusses how he started working for the Courier Journal and covering higher education. He talks about his relationship with and recollections of Edward Prichard and Robert Sexton. He talks about his 1983 series "What's Wrong with Kentucky Schools," co-written with Richard Whitt. He reflects on the significance of the Prichard Committee. He talks about his work as a teacher.Interview Accession
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Bert T. Combs Committee on Higher Education in Kentucky's Future Council on Higher Education Edward F. Prichard Harry Snyder Jack Foster John Y. Brown Kentucky Education Reform Act (KERA) Louisville Courier-Journal Martha Layne Collins Richard Whitt Robert F. Sexton Thomas Clark Towanda (Pa.) Wallace Wilkinson William WinterInterview Rights
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Wilson, Richard G. Interview by Arwen Donahue. 19 Aug. 2014. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Wilson, R.G. (2014, August 19). Interview by A. Donahue. Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Wilson, Richard G., interview by Arwen Donahue. August 19, 2014, Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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