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AADL Talks To: John Woodford, Longtime Journalist and Editor of Michigan Today

John Woodford
John Woodford

In this episode AADL Talks To John Woodford. John is a veteran journalist whose work has been published nationally. Upon moving to Ann Arbor John found work with the Ann Arbor Observer and went on to become executive editor of Michigan Today for two decades. John talks about his career trajectory, the many changes he has experienced in the journalism industry, and the continuing curiosity that fueled his career.

Ann Arbor Observer Staff, January 1985 Photographer: Robert Chase

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1985
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Ann Arbor News, July 28, 1985
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This almost-complete group photo of the Observer staff includes: (front row, from left) Mary Matthews, associate editor; Patricia Garcia, assistant publisher; Marguerite Melander, ad sales; Mary Hunt; Geraldine Kaylor, writer; Kate Jones, business manager; (second row, from left) Heather Price, design and production staff; John Hilton, writer; Anne Remley, managing editor; Jane Schultz, editorial coordinator; Eve Silberman, writer; Sharon Solomon, design-production staff; Bonnie Brereton, writer; Vikki Enos, advertising manager; (back row, from left) Walter Kemnitz, distribution; Delores Nichols, ad sales; Jean Morgan, office manager; Susan Peterson, ad sales; Claudette Mitchell, design-production staff; Laura Magnus, ad sales (no longer on staff); and Don Hunt. Full-time staffers not pictured include receptionist Debbie Cannerile, writer John Hinchey, design and production manager Elaine Wright Graham, typsetter Katherine Tucker, photographer Peter Yates, ad sales representative Alyce Witt, sales assistant Maiya Grath and receptionist Debbie Cannarile.
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AADL Productions Podcast: John Hilton, editor of The Ann Arbor Observer

We had the privilege of talking with Ann Arbor Observer editor, John Hilton, about the origins and development of the Observer, how Ann Arbor has changed over the past three decades, and the current state of the newspaper industry. John also joined us along with local historian and author Grace Shackman to talk about Ann Arbor history and help us launch an online collection of local history articles from the Observer dating back to 1982. You can read all of Grace's articles from the Observer online now in Ann Arbor Observer: Then & Now.

(Due to technical difficulties, the quality of the audio isn't quite what it should be, but please listen in as John has many interesting things to say about Ann Arbor!)