Our guest this week is Sharon McMahon, a former high school government and law instructor– now renowned as “America's Government Teacher.” Her mission: explaining the facts. A social media star, with more than a million followers on her Instagram page called Sharon Says So, McMahon has become a leader in the fight against misinformation. She uses nonpartisan facts to break down difficult-to-follow political headlines and events, putting them in historical context–and doing it with conve...

On this week’s episode of After Deadline, we feature Mosheh Oinounou. Mosheh is a lifelong news fanatic. He was the youngest-ever executive producer for CBS Evening News, with stops along the way including Fox News and Bloomberg. Mosheh is now reinventing news with his own platform MoNews, an Instagram with over 400,000 followers, where he is devoted to providing verified and balanced news. He also has a daily podcast and daily newsletter at modigital.live. We’re excited to welcome Mosheh O...

On this week’s episode of After Deadline, we feature Alessandro Vitelli an experienced reporter, market analyst, and columnist who specializes in the energy and carbon market. Throughout his career, Vitelli has traveled across the globe and throughout the U.S., garnering a deep understanding of carbon markets and their impact on global carbon emissions reduction. His insights have been featured in various scientific studies and prominent news outlets, including notable contributions to McGraw...

On this week's episode of After Deadline, veteran NBC news reporter Kerry Sanders takes us inside his more than 30-year career at the network. Starting off in a job that paid $3.35 an hour, Sanders worked at several stations in Florida before landing a correspondent’s job at NBC. From there, he made his name reporting from around the globe, reporting plane crashes, hurricanes, and the front lines of war zones. His work was seen regularly on NBC Nightly News, the Today Show, MSNBC, and D...

Karen Hao is on a mission to decode the world of Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) and its global impact. As The Wall Street Journal's A.I. and China Tech Reporter, she dives into the ups and downs of A.I.. With roots in Hong Kong and an Engineering degree from MIT, Karen's journey took her to UC Berkeley's Journalism for Social Change class, where she honed her ability to tell diverse A.I. stories. Now, as she reports for The Wall Street Journal, Karen probes the evolving accuracy of ChatGPT ...

He may well be the busiest man in sports broadcasting. You know Brian Custer as a host of SportCenter on ESPN, along with work as a play-by-play commentator for college football and basketball. It doesn’t stop here. He’s also the voice of Showtime Championship Boxing. And somehow he still has time to host his acclaimed Last Stand Podcast, conducting one-on-one interviews with prominent sports figures, news anchors, and various entertainment faces, including Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao, J...

Join us for an inspiring episode as we sit down with the dynamic Chad Ricardo, a true testament to the power of hard work and dedication. From his early days as an MC to landing his dream job as a sports contributor and guest host for FOX 5 D.CChad's journey has been nothing short of remarkable. Starting as an MC, Chad's passion for entertainment was evident from the start. Through relentless perseverance, he carved a path for himself in the sports industry, where he now primarily covers foot...

This week on After Deadline, the media podcast: sports anchor legend Dale Hansen. You may know him from his years behind the desk at WFAA in Dallas. Or you may have shared some of his viral social commentary videos– landing him a guest shot on Ellen and an invite to the White House. Either way, Dale Hansen reigned supreme during his decades on the air. Jerry Jones, Barry Switzer, Troy Aikman. If they were a sports figure in Dallas, Hansen had the inside scoop. Plus, he helmed a major ...

This week on After Deadline, the media podcast: sports anchor legend Dale Hansen. You may know him from his years behind the desk at WFAA in Dallas. Or you may have shared some of his viral social commentary videos– landing him a guest shot on Ellen and an invite to the White House. Either way, Dale Hansen reigned supreme during his decades on the air. Jerry Jones, Barry Switzer, Troy Aikman. If they were a sports figure in Dallas, Hansen had the inside scoop. Plus, he helmed a major ...

Embark on a captivating journey with Monica Villamizar, an exceptional journalist and correspondent, as we dive deep into the heart of conflict zones in our latest episode of After Deadline. Join us for an enlightening conversation as Monica unveils the untold stories and unearths the truths hidden amidst the chaos. From the frontlines of war-torn regions to remote corners of the world, Monica's fearless pursuit of truth has led her to witness the resilience of humanity in the face of adversi...

In this captivating episode of After Deadline, join us as we delve into the remarkable journey of Sabrina Siddiqui, White House Correspondent and Reporter at the Wall Street Journal. Strap in for a gripping narrative as Sabrina shares her extraordinary experience of accompanying President Joe Biden on a historic trip to war-torn Ukraine, shortly after giving birth to her child. As one of the few journalists selected to join President Biden on this clandestine journey, Sabrina offers a unique ...

This week’s guest, Kim Kelly is an independent journalist, author, and organizer. She has been a regular labor columnist for Teen Vogue since 2018, and her writing on labor, class, politics, and culture has appeared in The New Republic, The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Baffler, The Nation, the Columbia Journalism Review, and Esquire, among many others. In this episode we talk about her recent book FIGHT LIKE HELL, and how the American laborer is taking power back. ★ CONTAC...

This week’s guest Katherine Stewart is an investigative journalist and author with articles written in the New York Times and The Guardian. She focuses on religion and politics mainly and the separation of church and state. Her book, THE POWER WORSHIPPERS: Inside the Dangerous Rise of Religious Nationalism, looks inside the movement that brought Donald Trump to power. We talk with Katherine Stewart about the recent exploitation of religion for political purposes, and how this is shaping moder...

It seems like this week’s guest Alisa Parenti has done it all from reporting to anchoring to radio to becoming an author to teaching to her current position as the Breaking News Editor at Bloomberg News. She talks to our hosts about her varying experiences and how her love for storytelling overshadows the less-than-glamorous life of a journalist. She also shares her perspective on broadcast personalities who begin to blur the lines between journalist and media influencer especially as the you...

This week’s guest brings a love of breaking news and community to the After Deadline discussion. ABC6’s Christie Ileto is most notable for her extensive national coverage of the arrest of Freddie Gray. Because she is no stranger to chasing down a story, she shares what it really is like being a big city reporter – everything from quickly covering intense breaking stories, without time for bathroom breaks, to narrowing down the right angle for community-focused pieces. ★ CONTACT US ★ W...

Being a journalist can sometimes mean becoming an expert in a field you never would have imagined. This week’s guest Natalie Walters is a money and business reporter for the Dallas Morning News. She shares her journey with journalism including jumping in feet first as a finance and business reporter when she had no prior knowledge of the beat. She quickly learned to become a subject matter expert and gives us insights into how the pandemic impacted the industry and her career goals. ★ CONTA...

This week’s guest discovered at a young age that there were people who got to go to Orioles baseball games for free – and the rest is history. While Michael Graff’s love for the Orioles hasn’t faltered over the years, his career path has shifted from sports writing to feature writing in his current position as the Southern Bureau Chief at Axios Local. Michael shares how his experience as an English major helped him explore the idea of being weird and looking for those unconventional stories. ...

As a journalist for more than 20 years, Jonathan Choe’s passion lies in telling the stories that often go untold. In this episode, he takes us behind the scenes as a Senior Fellow at Discovery Institute and shares how his multi-media storytelling efforts bring insight and perspective to Seattle’s ongoing homeless crisis. He also talks about his very public exit from ABC’s Seattle affiliate KOMO after covering a Proud Boys rally, and how at the end of the day, all he can do as a journalist is ...

After Deadline goes global! This week’s guest Teresa Wright is a Canadian journalist, who covers politics and health at Global News – and the two may overlap more than you think. With more than 15 years of experience, Teresa knows journalism inside and out but is learning that social media and online hate can cloud the field. With the added pressure of distrust toward the media, Teresa explains that journalists have to have a passion for the truth; they need to be “storytellers and truth seek...

Thirty-five years at one TV station is unheard of in today’s industry… but that’s how long Jamie Costello has been at working at WMAR in his hometown of Baltimore County. Because he's been around the block a time or two, he's got a lot of insight to share and even some notes for younger reporters looking to get in the game. Listen in as Jamie shares his thoughts on staying in the same city and building lasting industry relationships, how television news has changed over the years, and what he...