Cite interview transcripts in Chicago
Learn how to cite interviews in Chicago Note 18 style. Use correct templates for personal communication, research interviews and published transcripts with correct formatting to reference sources accurately in your writing.
The treatment below applies to transcripts of recorded interviews. Private or informal interviews should be treated as personal communication.
Footnotes
- Give the interviewee’s name at the beginning of the entry followed by the name of the interviewer.
- If no URL is suitable, if located in a database, add the name of the database. See URLs for journal articles (14.72).
- More information, see: Access dates (13.15).
| Citation format | Example |
| Template | # Interviewee First Name Last Name, Interview by Interviewer First Name Last Name, Date, transcript, Place interviewed, Page(s), URL. |
| Full note | 1 Neil A. Armstrong, interview by S. E. Ambrose, September 19, 2001, transcript, Johnson Space Center Oral History Project, NASA, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/62281main_armstrong_oralhistory.pdf. |
| Subsequent note | 3 Armstrong, interview by Ambrose, 2. |
Bibliography
| Reference format | Example |
| Template | Last Name, First Name. Interviewed by name. Date. Transcript. Place interviewed. URL. |
| Bibliography entry |
Armstrong, Neil A. Interview by S. E. Ambrose. September 19, 2001. Transcript. Johnson Space Center Oral History Project, NASA. https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/62281main_armstrong_oralhistory.pdf. |
Footnotes
- Give the interviewee’s name at the beginning of the entry followed by the name of the interviewer.
- If no URL is suitable, if located in a database, add the name of the database. See URLs for journal articles (14.72).
- More information, see: Access dates (13.15).
| Citation format | Example |
| Template | # Interviewee First Name Last Name, interview by Interviewer First Name Last Name, Program, Season #, episode #, Month Day, Year, Broadcaster, URL/Database [if required]. |
| Full note | 2 Julia Zemiro, interview by Jane Hutcheon, One Plus One, season 19, episode 12, January 31, 2023, ABCTV News, Informit. |
| Subsequent note | 4 Zemiro, interview by Hutcheon. |
Bibliography
| Reference format | Example |
| Template |
Interviewee Last Name, First Name. Interviewed by Interviewer First Name Last Name. “Name of Television Program.” Season #, episode #. Month Day, Year. URL/Database. |
| Bibliography entry |
Julia Zemiro, interview by Jane Hutcheon. “One Plus One.” Season 19, episode 12, January 31, 2023, ABC TV, Informit. |