Jim Beyer
Reporter

photo by David Erickson

Jim Beyer is a senior in the School of Journalism print program. “Senior citizen is more like it,” he says.

Jim came to Montana for a visit about 30 years ago but was rarely able to leave. “There were more bars than churches in this town, so I decided to stay,” he says.

Jim has two lovely children. His daughter Sarah is a junior at U of M. She is moderately embarrassed that her dad hangs out with her peer group. Jim’s son Myles is a sophomore at Big Sky High School.

Jim chose journalism as a second (or third) career because it will allow him to combine his love of traveling with a knack for storytelling. He has already had short stories, articles and photo essays published in Easyriders, Supercycle, BMW Owners News and Thunderpress.

Jim has traveled from the tundra to the tropics, from Alaska to Arabia and from Mexico to Moscow. “After I graduate," he says, "I want to see what the southern half of the world looks like.”

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