Chicago Style Guide, for 17th Edition

Introduction

         Published or broadcast interviews which are used as sources should be treated the same as a magazine, journal or book, and be cited in your bibliography as such. As always, materials which were accessed online should include a URL, and if the interview was accessed using a form of audiovisual material, an indication of the medium should be included as well. Unpublished interviews are typically also left out of the bibliography. Instead, include resource information in the footnote or in author-date.
 

Unpublished Interviews

Citations for unpublished and personal interviews should contain some or all of the following elements. Remember that each element is separated by a period (unless shown otherwise below):

1. Interviewee Name: (lastname, firstname middle) along with identifying information of interviewee, in parentheses (e.g. job title or company name). Exclude if interviewee wishes to remain anonymous.
2. Interviewer Name: (firstname middlename lastname),  preceded by ‘interview with’, ‘discussion with’, or ‘interviewed by’.
3. Date of the interview.
4. Location of where transcript or recording of interview may be found (if held by an organization).
5. URL (if necessary).
    

 As with all other citations, the publication date of the reference will be placed directly after the title when using Author-Date style.

 Basic Layout

(Footnote/Endnote)

Interviewee Lastname, Firstname. (identifying information). “Interview with” interviewer firstname lastname. Interview Month/Day/Year. Location where transcript or recording may be found. URL.

(Author-Date)

Interviewee Lastname, Firstname. Interview Year. (identifying information). “Interview with” interviewer firstname lastname. Interview Month/Day. Location where transcript or recording may be found. URL.

Examples