Washington’s Historian Closes the Book on a Storied Career in a Melancholy Mood

Washington’s historian closes the book on a storied career in a melancholy mood

This article was first published by TVW. John C. Hughes is, at root, a storyteller. As he marks the end of a nearly six-decade career that spanned hot-type newspapering on the...

Washington’s historian closes the book on a storied career in a melancholy mood • Washington State Standard

Washington's chief historian, John C. Hughes, on the set of TVW's "Inside Olympia." (Photo courtesy of TVW)This article was first published by TVW. John C. Hughes is, at root, a storyteller. As he marks the end of a nearly six-decade career that spanned hot-type newspapering on the coast to crafting the biographical record of Washington’s political and civic leaders, he recognizes a shift in his own disposition. Once sanguine about civic life, e…