- Collection:
- Two-Party Georgia Oral History Collection, 2017-2020
- Title:
- Phil Kent interviewed by Ashton Ellett, 18 December 2018.
- Creator:
- Ellett, Ashton G. (Ashton Gene),1985-
Kent, Phil - Date of Original:
- 2018-12-18
- Subject:
- Politics and government
Georgia Politics and government
Georgia
Journalists
Journalists Georgia - People:
- Kent, Phil
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
interviews - Type:
- Moving Image
- Description:
- Interviewed by Ashton Ellett.
Kent talks about his upbringing in upstate New York and his early interest in politics. He explains his decision to attend the University of Georgia’s Grady College of Journalism as well as his participation in campus life and politics. Kent discusses his start in journalism at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and later the Augusta Chronicle. He talks about the editorial writing process, his work on U.S. Senator Strom Thurmond’s staff, and his return to the Chronicle as a political columnist. Kent turns to his later work as the head of the Southern Legal Foundation, InsiderAdvantage, and James Magazine. He assesses the role of media in politics as well as the changing role of technology in media. Kent talks about Georgia’s changing political landscape, especially the rise of the Republican Party during the late twentieth century. He reflects on the 2018 midterm elections in Georgia, including takeaways from Brian Kemp’s victory over Stacey Abrams. Kent closes with thoughts on the future of two-party politics in Georgia.
Phil Kent was born and raised in Auburn, New York. He relocated to Georgia to attend the Grady School of Journalism at the University of Georgia. Following graduation, Kent began a long career as an editorialist and writer at the Augusta Chronicle. He served as South Carolina U.S. Senator Strom Thurmond’s press secretary and public affairs advisor from 1981 to 1982. Kent has helmed conservative policy organizations including the Southeastern Legal Foundation and the American Immigration Control Foundation. He is currently President of Phil Kent Consulting, CEO and Publisher of InsiderAdvantage Georgia, and a regular panelist on WAGA-TV/Fox5 Atlanta’s “Georgia Gang,” a Sunday public affairs program. He resides in Atlanta. - Metadata URL:
- http://purl.libs.uga.edu/russell/RBRL425TPGA-072/video-access
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
- Resources may be used under the guidelines described by the U.S. Copyright Office in Section 107, Title 17, United States Code (Fair use). Parties interested in production or commercial use of the resources should contact the Russell Library for a fee schedule.
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Two-Party Georgia Oral History Project, TPGA-072, Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, University of Georgia Libraries, Athens, Georgia, 30602-1641.
- Extent:
- 1 videorecording (ca. 74 min.) : sd., col.
- Original Collection:
- Two-Party Georgia Oral History Collection
- Holding Institution:
- Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies
- Rights:
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