S1E13 M. Scott Carter

A long-time political reporter and photographer whose byline has appeared in numerous newspapers, M. Scott Carter is also an author of both fiction and non-fiction. Raised in Yale, OK, he began his journalism career at the young age of 12 with a gopher job at the Yale News where he published his first story at 13.

Following editor positions at both Northern OK College and OK State University, he recalls keeping his metal film camera warm under his armpits in a legendarily cold football game while working at the Stillwater News Press..

Scott worked in the media departments at the state Senate and House and shares insider observations on the different approaches to legislating in those bodies. He tells a particularly memorable story of meeting Vice-President Al Gore following the Murrah Building bombing and leaving the VP with a biological memento. He is also a professor of Journalism and tells some poignant stories of helping students find their way and, in one case, stay out of jail.

His novel, "Stealing Kevin's Heart"."was an Oklahoma Book Award finalist, and he has written several others including the upcoming "The Capitol War" about the illegal moving of the state seal from Guthrie to OKC. In this interview, Scott tells of just some of the shenanigans that the governor and others pulled.

Post-production by Fred. O. Bishop
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