Interview 12600 – Caption Index: 612
Were they there to help the zoo or no?… Read More
Were they there to help the zoo or no?… Read More
And the Friends of the Zoo helped?… Read More
Well, it wasn’t operating money. Friends of the Zoo didn’t give operating money. They gave money for special events and special things, maybe some animals, you know, that kind of stuff too. Read More
Was Zoo Fest a moneymaker for the Zoo Society, ultimately the zoo?… Read More
In the beginning?… Read More
Well no, when you were there. Read More
Was it mostly city money?… Read More
Oh yeah. Read More
How did Sans Francisco Zoo get its money in the beginning?… Read More
I mean, it all came from the city?… Read More
In most cases, but hey, you know, didn’t hurt to try. But I had, there were a number of them. Read More
I had a lot of very good, very good people doing it, you know?… Read More
Reporting on the zoo and doing things, and some are still around. Read More
What did you learn about using the media to your benefit that maybe a novice zoo person might not know and would benefit from learning?… Read More
Well, one of the things that I tried to do was I tried to have, to get, I’ve asked editors to send the same person to do an article on the zoo, because if you don’t, then you gotta bring the next one up to date, or up snuff. And… Read More
They didn’t like people telling them what, how to do their job, you know?… Read More
But when you got one of these young reporters in, they took sides, and some were favor of me and some weren’t. But I didn’t ask for people to be in favor of me. I just asked for a fair shake. That’s all I ever wanted. Read More
Did you plan events to cultivate the press?… Read More
For the media? Oh yeah, oh yeah. Yeah, they were invited to various things about, you know, before things opened, you know, and that kind of stuff, they were invited to things like that, yeah sure, always. Read More
No, it was off the zoo grounds across the street from my house, actually, near a National Guard unit also across there. Yeah, that’s what it was, I think. I mean, if that’s what I’m thinking, ’cause there was a place like that. You’ve had media, the public relations, good,… Read More