Interview 25868 – Caption Index: 517
You have any surprises when you were raising money?… Read More
You have any surprises when you were raising money?… Read More
We wanna make sure that you have an ability to communicate with the public, the general public and the powers that be, to better our standing in the community and keep us going, keep money flowing. Read More
Well, I think, probably, they were thinking, “Zoo people, animal people,” but they had to have somebody that could raise money, whereas you can think, “Guy (indistinct) do everything,” which makes it kinda difficult. Read More
Now, when you were at these zoos, do you feel that they wanted more a good zoo man who knew his animals or they wanted more a guy who was gonna raise money?… Read More
Are we gonna develop this into this, that, or whatever?… Read More
What do you wanna do?… Read More
Well, you first know you have to know what’s your aim. Read More
Oh yeah, we’d always let them know if there’s something special going on. You mentioned raising money and that you didn’t particularly like it. No, it’s no fun. Read More
(Robert laughs) What advice would you give ’em about the job and what it entails?… Read More
If someone was coming to you today, young zoo person, and saying, “I would like to be a zoo director,” what would ya tell ’em?… Read More
Did you do anything to try and promote relationships with the press, aside from just keeping the collection clean?… Read More
And did you ever try and use the press to promote an exhibit?… Read More
Oh, well, we had people on staff that were public relations people. Read More
Oh, we always had a press person on staff whose business it was to keep it going. Read More
Well, most cases, it was always positive. As long as you treat the collection properly and then nobody comes and picks on you for doing bad things, then you get good words and more money (chuckles) in the coffers. Read More
Did you try and develop a relationship with the press when you were at these places?… Read More
(Robert laughs) Well, I don’t know if you could ever say you didn’t raise enough, other than that we never raise enough. I don’t know. Well, now, in all of these zoos… You’ve mentioned Busch Gardens had its own PR, high-powered PR people, but you were at Louisville Zoo and… Read More
What was the relationship of these other zoos or even Busch Gardens with the press?… Read More
I have to go back, and look at it and see. I’m forgetting what we did other than add on to the education facility and continue to develop that. There’s some other building for use in the picnicking and things. Read More
What was your greatest challenge at that zoo, aside from not raising enough money?… Read More