Taylor Pensoneau
Taylor Pensoneau
covered the Illinois Statehouse beat for the St. Louis
Post Dispatch from the mid 1960s through the mid 1980s,
reporting on the Richard Ogilvie, Dan Walker, and Jim Thompson
gubernatorial administrations. Following this, he worked
for several years as a lobbyist at the Illinois Coal Association,
and while there began a third career, writing books on Illinois'
political and criminal history.
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> Abstract 
> Interview 1 (Audio)
Early life, early career as journalist & Kerner administration
> Interview 2 (Audio)
Early life, early career as journalist & Kerner administration
> Interview 3 (Audio)
Taylor’s observations on the Richard Ogilvie administration
> Interview 4 (Audio)
Taylor’s observations on the Richard Ogilvie administration
> Interview 5 (Audio)
Observations on the 1972 election & Dan Walker administration
> Interview 6 (Audio)
Observations on the 1972 election & Dan Walker administration
> Interview 7 (Audio)
Jim Thompson’s administration & Pensoneau w/ IL Coal Assn
> Interview 8 (Audio)
Jim Thompson’s administration & Pensoneau w/ IL Coal Assn
> Interview 9 (Audio)
Jim Edgar’s administration & Pensoneau w/ IL Coal Assn
> Interview 10 (Audio)
Jim Edgar’s administration & Pensoneau w/ IL Coal Assn
> Interview 11 (Audio)
Reflections on George Ryan and Rod Blagojevich administrations
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Interview 12 (Audio)
Taylor reflects on the evolution of journalism in the United States
> Photos
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