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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Craig Misajet: "Hey man, chill out. Your legs are still there. You're good."
From: University of Montana Journalism
Series: Combat Stories: Vets on War and Why They Went
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Craig Misajet joined the Marine Corps in Feburary 2008, partly to get out of the trouble he'd found in high school in Wyoming. He went to Iraq, whi...

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  • Added: Dec 30, 2014
  • Length: 02:56
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Bart Bauer: "That camera gave us a false sense of security."
From: University of Montana Journalism
Series: Combat Stories: Vets on War and Why They Went
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Bart Bauer retired from the U.S. Navy in 2014, after serving 24 years. In Iraq, he was a photographer, part of the Expeditionary Combat Camera oper...

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  • Added: Dec 30, 2014
  • Length: 02:52
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Charlotte Schnase: "Coming home was a big letdown."
From: University of Montana Journalism
Series: Combat Stories: Vets on War and Why They Went
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Charlotte Schnase was an E-4 in Iraq, a postal worker who got the mail where it needed to go. It's an overlooked job that took its toll on her, esp...

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  • Added: Dec 30, 2014
  • Length: 03:14
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Collin Grote: "Their truck had just been hit with a roadside bomb."
From: University of Montana Journalism
Series: Combat Stories: Vets on War and Why They Went
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Collin Grote, a sergeant with the Montana Army National Guard, was a combat medic. His convoy was in charge of moving supplies along routes in Iraq...

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  • Added: Dec 30, 2014
  • Length: 03:25
  • Purchases: 1
Adam McCaw: "It's too dangerous to leave things without being smoothed over."
From: University of Montana Journalism
Series: Combat Stories: Vets on War and Why They Went
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Part of Adam McCaw's job with the U.S. Army's 4th Infantry 7th Special Forces Group was to train Afghanis to be police officers. He had to fire a f...

  • Added: Dec 29, 2014
  • Length: 03:02
Tylor Willis: "The day I got blown up is the first day that comes to mind."
From: University of Montana Journalism
Series: Combat Stories: Vets on War and Why They Went
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Tylor Willis was a Corporal E-4 who served with the U.S. Marines in Afghanistan in the Battle of Sangin. He was awarded a Purple Heart. While in co...

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  • Added: Dec 29, 2014
  • Length: 02:50
  • Purchases: 2
Where's the Weirdest Place You Put Your Hand?
From: University of Montana Journalism
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It's a fair question. Fun little voxpop by Sean Robb. Produced as part of an audio class at the University of Montana School of Journalism.

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  • Added: Dec 03, 2014
  • Length: 01:03
  • Purchases: 1
First Crush: Would It Be Weird If I Said Simba?
From: University of Montana Journalism
Caption: And, also, what IS Jared up to these days?
Fun voxpop where college kids talk about their first crushes. Producer to be credited: Dominique Giusti [JUICE-tee].

  • Added: Dec 03, 2014
  • Length: 01:44
A Dying Friendship
From: University of Montana Journalism
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Kathy and Diana became friends while Kathy’s mom, Kay, was dying. Diana volunteered as a hospice worker every Wednesday during the years Kay was si...

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  • Added: May 05, 2014
  • Length: 05:20
  • Purchases: 1
Cash Market: Livestock Sold As Is
From: University of Montana Journalism
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Live cattle auctions are disappearing in the Northwest. But the Missoula Livestock Exchange continues to sell millions of dollars worth of cows, he...

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  • Added: Apr 08, 2014
  • Length: 08:36
  • Purchases: 1

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