ROGP 052. Jim Minter interviewed by Bob Short. September 6, 2008.
James G. “Jim” Minter worked as a sportswriter for UGA’s
The Red and Black newspaper, and then went on to the
Atlanta Journal and the
Atlanta Constitution, where he worked with Lewis Grizzard, Bill Shipp, and Reg Murphy. He was appointed executive editor of the newly created
Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He retired from the vice presidency of Cox Enterprises in 1988. Minter discusses his early life, his time managing the
Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the Reg Murphy kidnapping, and the relationship between politics and the press.
For more information, see the
Russell Library finding aid for this interview.