Keith Runyon, August 23, 2017
Description
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.
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.
Date
2017-08-23
Interviewer
Terry L. Birdwhistell
Interviewee
Keith Runyon
Interview Keyword
Editorials
Federal courts
Federal judges
Hampton v. Jefferson County Board of Education
Heyburn, Dr. Martha Keeney
Journalism
Journalists
Lawyers
Legal cases
Political affiliations
Politics
Electoral campaigns
Rights
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Citation
Keith Runyon, 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.
