Jim Blount

James L. Blount (June 4, 1935 – August 22, 2017) was an American newspaper editor and historian. Blount was editor of the Hamilton Journal-News, the daily newspaper in Hamilton, Ohio and wrote extensively on the history of Hamilton and Butler County, Ohio.

Jim Blount
Born	James L. Blount (1935-06-04)June 4, 1935 Hamilton, Ohio, U.S.
Died	August 22, 2017(2017-08-22) (aged 82) Hamilton, Ohio, U.S.
Spouse	Jackie Steigerwalt ​ (m. 1958)​

Biography

Blount was born June 4, 1935, in Hamilton, Ohio, the oldest of the five children of James and Julia (Mignerey) Blount.^[1] He graduated from Hamilton High School in 1953 and earned a B.S. in Education from the University of Cincinnati, and an M.A. in history from Miami University.^[1] He began his career in journalism at The Cincinnati Enquirer.^[1] He was hired by the Hamilton Journal-News in 1963. Blount was editor of the paper from 1971 to 1986.^[2] He wrote a weekly column on local history in the Journal News from 1988 to 2004.^[2]

He left the newspaper to become a high school history teacher in 1986.^[1]

Blount was an advocate for road improvements in Butler County.^[1] He served on the board of directors of the Butler County Transportation Improvement District from 1994 until his death.^[1]

Blount married Jackie Steigerwalt on December 27, 1958.^[3] They had two children, Brian and Lori.

Blount died in Hamilton, Ohio on August 22, 2017, at the age of 82.^[3]

Bibliography

• Blount, Jim (1994). Champion: 100 Years of Papermaking in Hamilton, Ohio. Hamilton, Ohio: Champion International Corporation. ASIN B0006P7HIW.
• Blount, Jim (1998). The Civil War and Butler County. Hamilton, Ohio: Past/Present/Press. ASIN B0006QYGGC.
• Blount, Jim; Crout, George; Shriver, Phillip R. (2000). The 1900s: 100 Years in the History of Butler County, Ohio. Hamilton, Ohio: Past/Present/Press. ASIN B0006RH2IU.
• Blount, Jim (2001). Butler County Biographies. Hamilton, Ohio: Past/Present/Press. ASIN B0006RS9NM.
• Blount, Jim (2002). Flood : Butler County's greatest weather disaster - March 1913. Hamilton, Ohio: Past/Present/Press. ASIN B0006RZLOW.
• Blount, Jim (2006). Fort Hamilton Diary: The St. Clair Campaign, people, places & events in the 1791 conflict in the Old Northwest. Shandon and Hamilton, Ohio: Past/Present/Press.
• Blount, Jim (2011). Fernald, a brief history.