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Article: Q & A: John Wodele; `One of the things I admired most about the governor was his political courage'.(NEWS)(OP EX)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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- December 22, 2002
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Byline: Lori Sturdevant; Staff Writer
John Wodele served as Gov. Jesse Ventura's communications director through the governor's entire four-year term. A former manager in the Ramsey County attorney's office and former mayor of Wabasha, Wodele will leave office with his boss on Jan. 6. Here are excerpts from his recent conversation with editorial writer Lori Sturdevant recapping his service as the Ventura administration's link to the news media.
Q. How did you manage a job that put you, every day, between the Capitol press corps and a governor who intensely disliked the media?
A. I managed because it was such a wonderful challenge. I always ...