Interview with Diana Taylor, May 30, 2014
Project: Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence Oral History Project
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Diana Taylor discusses her career in journalism, politics, and public policy/education consulting. She was Frankfort Bureau Chief for the Lexington Herald-Leader from 1982-1985, and was Gov. Brereton Jones' Chief of Staff from 1991-1993. She left the Jones administration to start her own consulting form, Taylor-Gray Associates. In that capacity, she works closely with the Prichard Committee and the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce on education and public policy.Interview Accession
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Al Smith Bob Gray Bob Sexton Brereton Jones Ed Prichard John Carroll John Y. Brown Jr. Kentucky Chamber of Commerce Kentucky Education Reform Act (KERA) Kentucky Politics Len Press Lil Press Martha Layne Collins O. Leonard Press Partnership for Kentucky Schools Phillip Shepherd Stumbo, Grady Women in journalism Journalism. Gender issues Feminism. Kentucky Educational Television (KET)Interview Rights
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Taylor, Diana Interview by Arwen Donahue. 30 May. 2014. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Taylor, D. (2014, May 30). Interview by A. Donahue. Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Taylor, Diana, interview by Arwen Donahue. May 30, 2014, Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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