Today's guest is legendary Montana political journalist Chuck Johnson. During Chuck’s forty-five year reporting career he covered twenty-two Montana legislative sessions and eight governors. Known by his colleagues as the Dean of Montana politics, Chuck gave Montanans line of site to many of the state’s most transformation political moments.

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Chuck Johnson is the Dean of Montana politics

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Chuck Johnson is the Dean of Montana politics

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