The Red River Floods of 1997 Oral History Project: Interview with Paul Jurgens

Titles: The Red River Floods of 1997 Oral History Project: Interview with Paul Jurgens (Supplied title)

Description: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: Paul Jurgens was born in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. He joined the news staff of KFGO radio in 1983, and in 1985 he was named director of the five-person news division. KFGO has been recognized for its outstanding coverage of weather emergencies. At the time of the interview Jurgens lived in Fargo, North Dakota, with his family. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: The coverage of the flood at KFGO; difficulties the news personnel had in traveling to sites during the flood; strains placed on radio staff to maintain full-time, live coverage of the events. Jurgens feels that the flood emergency was a "career high point," but he also acknowledges that "the human tragedy and destruction was difficult to experience." Partly due to its flood coverage, KFGO was named the News-Talk-Sports station of the year for 1997 by the National Association of Broadcasters.

Dates

• 07/24/1997 (Creation)

Creation

• interviewee: Jurgens, Paul
• interviewer: Shoptaugh, Terry L.

Identifiers

• Library Call Number: OH 57
• Accession Number: AV1999.66.16

Holding Type: Oral History - Interview

Project

• Oral History - Project, MHS Collection, project: 'The Red River Floods of 1997 Oral History Project' <OH 57>

Quantity: 2 hours sound cassette 35 pages transcript

Format

• Content Category: sound recordings
• Content Category: text

Measurements

• 110 minutes length

Subjects

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