University of Montana Journalism

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So many stories! Here are dozens of features produced by audio students at the University of Montana School of Journalism.

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Combat Stories: Vets on War and Why They Went 
20 Pieces

These nonscripted stories were edited from longer oral histories filed with the Library of Congress' Veterans History Project. That project, the largest of its kind, was created to record and preserve the experience of war in the words of those who served.

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Finding Home: Montana's Housing Crisis 
7 Pieces

Reported news features exploring the struggle to find and stay in affordable housing in and near Missoula, Montana, during an historic boom.

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Heartbreak Stories: The Other Side of Valentines Day 
10 Pieces

Advanced Audio students at the University of Montana take a darker approach to radio valentines.

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I Sat Down With... 
12 Pieces

My cousin who was a cop, my grandmother who went to an American Indian boarding school... A series of meaningful stories.

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Project Little Shell 
18 Pieces

Reported news features and sound portraits linked to federal recognition of the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians. Produced by advanced audio students at the University of Montana School of Journalism as part of the Native News Honors Project.

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Rest Stop Radio 
2 Pieces

Rest Stop Radio is a podcast with stories about people traveling from here to there on I-90, the longest interstate in the country. Our stories come from Montana, the state with the largest stretch of that road. Produced by students in the Advanced Audio class at the University of Montana School of Journalism taught by Jule Gardner Banville.

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The Meth Effect 
15 Pieces

A reporting project by the University of Montana School of Journalism exploring what happens with families, the criminal justice system, addicts, counselors and others dealing with a surging meth problem.

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Little Shell: A Tribe Dispersed
From: University of Montana Journalism
Series: Project Little Shell
Caption: Tyler Scott with the Little Shell history book his grandparents helped research, Credit: Kylie Mohr
Reporter Kylie Mohr digs into the where of Montana's "landless tribe." Although more than 3,000 people in a tribe that has more than 5,000 members ...

  • Added: May 06, 2020
  • Length: 05:04
Little Shell: Finding Connection
From: University of Montana Journalism
Series: Project Little Shell
Caption: Embracing at the celebration of recognition in Great Falls, Montana, Credit: Allison Berrian
Reporter Stephanie Maltarich finds Little Shell members in Missoula, Montana, who are trying to find each other through social media, genealogy and...

  • Added: May 06, 2020
  • Length: 05:03
Little Shell: Language First
From: University of Montana Journalism
Series: Project Little Shell
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Reporter Hailey Monaco provides context on Little Shell language classes. Before it was federally recognized, the tribe expressed its cultural iden...

  • Added: May 06, 2020
  • Length: 04:34
Little Shell: Landless No More?
From: University of Montana Journalism
Series: Project Little Shell
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Reporter Allison Berrian explores why recent federal recognition of the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians, knowns as Montana's "landless tribe...

  • Added: May 06, 2020
  • Length: 04:51
Little Shell: An Important History of a Tribe
From: University of Montana Journalism
Series: Project Little Shell
Caption: Former Chairman John Gilbert, Credit: Evan Bartel
Reporter Evan Bartel outlines the history of the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians with elders, including Al Wiseman and John Gilbert, and the...

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  • Added: May 06, 2020
  • Length: 04:29
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My Coworker Who's Parenting a Daughter Thousands of Miles Away
From: University of Montana Journalism
Series: I Sat Down With...
Caption: Ada Peruzzi, Sarah's daughter
Mariah Karis talked to Sarah Peruzzi, whose daughter is a 15-year-old training to become a professional ballet dancer. Ada Peruzzi's talent and tra...

  • Added: Nov 12, 2019
  • Length: 02:27
Two Parents Whose Son Has an Extremely Rare Disease
From: University of Montana Journalism
Series: I Sat Down With...
Caption: Wes and Callie Ross hold Troy with their daughter, Kennedy, at a football game.
Tyler Grina talked to his former second-grade teacher, Callie Ross, and her husband, Wes, in Great Falls, Montana, about their son, Troy, who's 5. ...

  • Added: Nov 07, 2019
  • Length: 04:17
My Grandfather Who Worked on the Biggest Warship in the World
From: University of Montana Journalism
Series: I Sat Down With...
Caption: An artist's rendition of Jack Roderick and the world's fastest plane, Credit: artist: Nick Ladas
Hunter White talked with his grandfather, Jack Roderick, a veteran of both the U.S. Navy and Air Force who helmed the USS Saratoga as a 20-year-old...

  • Added: Nov 07, 2019
  • Length: 03:10
My Priest Who Had Wild High School Friends
From: University of Montana Journalism
Series: I Sat Down With...
Caption: Gonzaga Prep
Maria Begger talked with the Rev. Rich Perry, a Jesuit priest. When Perry was going to high school at Gonzaga Prep, he hung out with a couple of gu...

  • Added: Nov 06, 2019
  • Length: 02:51
My Teammate Who Talks About What It's Like to Have a Stutter
From: University of Montana Journalism
Series: I Sat Down With...
Caption: Levi Janacaro
Jackson Groff talked with Levi Janacaro, a fullback for the Montana Grizzlies, about what it's like to grow up with and adjust to a speech disabili...

  • Added: Nov 06, 2019
  • Length: 01:20

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