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Title
Gail Oberst Oral History Interview
Description
Gail Oberst is a reporter and co-founder of the Oregon Beer Growler, a publication that covers the states brewing industry. In her interview, Oberst talks extensively about her families deep ties to Oregon and how being a fifth generation Oregonian has shaped her work and interests. She also talks about growing up in a very religious home, experiences moving frequently for her fathers new positions as a minister, and how she negotiated her own diverging political beliefs.
Oberst shares her experiences in southern Oregon and the Oregon coast, including time living and going to school in Bandon and Roseburg, working on fishing boat on the Oregon coast and in Washington, and moving Alaska for a job at a newspaper. She talks about attending community college and the university of Oregon as a journalism major, as well as early jobs as a reporter. Oberst discusses her growth as a reporter and interest in community, science, and reporting about the “complex” state she lives in.
At the end of the interview, Oberst talks about her own interest in home brewing and starting the Oregon Beer Growler publication with her son and husband, how they developed a business plan and settled on a mission, how she learned about the beer community, her experiences as a woman documenting a male dominated industry, and the ways she worked to include a diversity of voices in the publication.
Oberst shares her experiences in southern Oregon and the Oregon coast, including time living and going to school in Bandon and Roseburg, working on fishing boat on the Oregon coast and in Washington, and moving Alaska for a job at a newspaper. She talks about attending community college and the university of Oregon as a journalism major, as well as early jobs as a reporter. Oberst discusses her growth as a reporter and interest in community, science, and reporting about the “complex” state she lives in.
At the end of the interview, Oberst talks about her own interest in home brewing and starting the Oregon Beer Growler publication with her son and husband, how they developed a business plan and settled on a mission, how she learned about the beer community, her experiences as a woman documenting a male dominated industry, and the ways she worked to include a diversity of voices in the publication.
Creator
Gail Oberst
Source
Oregon Hops and Brewing Archives Oral History Collection (OH 35)
Publisher
Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Oregon State University Libraries
Date
May 17, 2018
Contributor
Tiah Edmunson-Morton
Format
Born Digital Video
Language
English
Type
Oral History
Identifier
oh35-oberst-gail-20180517
Oral History Item Type Metadata
Interviewer
Tiah Edmunson-Morton
Interviewee
Gail Oberst
Location
Oberst residence, Independence, Oregon
Original Format
Born Digital Video
Duration
2:48:08
OHMS Object
Interview Format
video