Jim Klobuchar

Jim Klobuchar
Klobuchar campaigning for his daughter Amy Klobuchar for U.S. Senator on July 4, 2012, in Tower, Minnesota
Born James John Klobuchar
(1928-04-09) April 9, 1928
Ely, Minnesota, U.S.
Occupation Journalist, author, travel guide, columnist
Employer The Christian Science Monitor (Current)
Star Tribune (Former)
Children Amy Klobuchar

James John Klobuchar (born April 9, 1928) is an American journalist, author, columnist and travel guide from Minnesota. He wrote for the Star Tribune in Minneapolis for three decades, and now writes an occasional column for The Christian Science Monitor. He is the father of U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar.

Early life

Klobuchar was born in Ely, Minnesota, the son of Mary and Michael Klobuchar. His grandparents were from Slovenia.[1] He earned a AA degree from Ely Junior College in 1948, a B.A. cum laude from the University of Minnesota in 1950. Married Rose Heuberger August 7, 1954 and had two children, Amy and Beth. He served in the United States Army 1950-1952. He worked as a wire editor for the Bismarck Tribune in North Dakota in 1950 as a legislative reporter from 1952-3.[2]

Worked as a staff writer for the Associated Press in Minneapolis from 1953–61 and with the Minneapolis Tribune from 1961-65. He became a columnist for the Minneapolis Star starting in 1965.[2]

Books

  • Tarkenton, New York: Harper & Row, 1976. Co-author, Fran Tarkenton.
  • Will the Vikings Ever Win the Super Bowl? An Inside Look at the Minnesota Vikings of 1976, with Jeff Siemon's journal, New York: Harper & Row, 1977.
  • Will America Accept Love at Halftime?, Ross & Haines, 1992
  • Pursued by Grace: A Newspaperman's Own Story of Spiritual Recovery, Minneapolis: Augsburg Fortress Publishers, 1998.
  • Minstrel: My Adventure in Newspapering, Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1997.
  • The Cross Under the Acacia Tree: The Story of David and Eunice Simonson's Epic Mission in Africa, Minneapolis: Kirk House Publishers, 1999.
  • Knights and Knaves of Autumn: 40 Years of Pro Football and the Minnesota Vikings, Cambridge, Minnesota: Adventure Publications, 2000.
  • Sixty Minutes with God, Kirk House, 2003. ISBN 1-886513-78-3
  • Walking Briskly Toward the Sunset, Nodin Press, 2005.
  • True Hearts and Purple Heads, Minneapolis: Ross & Haines, 1970.

References

  1. ↑ "Amy Klobuchar". rootsweb.com. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
  2. 1 2 Who's Who in America, 1976-77, Marquis Who's Who, p.1743


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