Jim Larson is a Great Falls Russell graduate who made his way to the Mining City by way of Bozeman, Billings and Anaconda.
He is a bit of a jack of all trades, especially in his role with ButteNews.net, which he serves as editor along with his wife, Diane. Jim is also a camera man, writer and advertisement salesman.
Before starting up ButteNews.net, Jim worked at The Billings Outpost and The Butte Weekly. At the Weekly, he worked with legendary reporter Rick Foote, and he says he learned some of his cantankerous ways from the man who introduced us to Milo The Miner.
Jim grew up in a blue-collar Great Falls, where his father worked on the railroad. Jim even worked on the railroad for a short time, building muscle while pounding in railroad spikes. Then he went to Montana State University, where he spent six years taking all kinds of history classes.
He said he was always drawn to the Mining City, and his love of history definitely played a role in that. While working at the Outpost, he said he was always the one assigned to do a review whenever a new book about Butte was released.
At 70, Jim is still working hard at bringing us the news. ButteNews.net is a news site where readers can follow local, state and national news. For free. Jim also works to put out a monthly print publication that can be found in most restaurants and many offices around town.
If you need the jail roster, the police reports or a roundup of national news, ButteNews.net is the place to go. It is also the place to get introduced to local candidates and some feature stories on important people and issues.
Listen in to this episode as Jim talks about his long road to the Mining City. Listen as he talks about his days at MSU, where so many of his friends were from Butte. Listen as he talks about getting into the newspaper business and why he is still going.
Listen in to hear what you are missing if you do not regularly visit ButteNews.net.
Today's podcast is brought to you by Leskovar Honda, home of the 20-year, 200,000-mile warrantee. Intro music by Tim Montana. For more from the Elk Park native, go to timmontana.com. For more from Bill Foley, go to ButteCast.com.
