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#51 – Dwayne Yancey: Founder of The Cardinal News, The Roanoke Times, Farming, SWVA, JMU, Journalism
In this episode, Ethan and Luke interview Editor and Founder of The Cardinal News, Mr. Dwayne Yancey. The Cardinal News is a digital news service that runs on a 100% donation backed business model, dedicated to providing free news to the commonwealth through zero paywalls. He was also an editor at The Roanoke Times, working…
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#50 – Josh Deel: PBS Appalachia, Hometowns, Film making, Baseball, Documentaries, Entrepreneur
In this episode, Ethan and Luke interview the Senior Producer of PBS Appalachia and creator of the Hometowns series, Mr. Josh Deel. They discuss his early life, career playing professional baseball, his journey through blue collar work, eventually creating his own company, and then his transition to film making. They discuss the challenges of interviewing,…
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#49 – Beth Macy: Dopesick, Roanoke Times, Factory Man, Writing, Journalism, Research
In this episode, Ethan and Luke interview Mrs. Beth Macy, a prominent author, writer for the Roanoke Times, and lecturer at Hollins University. During the discussion, they talk about her early life and the challenges she faced, and her decision to go to college. She remarks on the Pell Grants providing her the rare opportunity…
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#34 – Walter Rugaber: Journalism, New York Times, Roanoke Times, Richard Nixon, Northwestern, Georgia, Watergate, Civil Rights, Humanities
In this episode, Ethan and Luke interview Mr. Walter Rugaber. Mr. Rugaber is a former journalist, president and publisher of the Roanoke Times, New York Times correspondent, Interim President of Hollins University, and member of the Virginia Humanities board. They discuss his life growing up, his decision to go to Northwestern University for journalism, his…