Persons of Interest
61 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsPersons of Interest is a podcast featuring interviews with interesting people doing interesting things. Diving into careers, personal stories, life lessons, and more. Hosted by Derrick Docket (@ddocket).
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Mike Williams
February 19, 2024 06:00 - 40 minutes - 56.1 MBMike and Derrick discuss the challenges and rewards of working in college sports, balancing family life with professional commitments, and Mike's love for bobblehead collecting. Mike expresses his dedication to team sports, reflects on his 20-year career, and emphasizes the importance of relationships in shaping his journey in sports communication. Follow Mike on Twitter/X: @ISU_mcwilli Mike’s Bio via GoRedbirds.com After working as a student assistant, graduate assistant and the associat...
Chris Schnabel
February 05, 2024 06:00 - 51 minutes - 70.5 MBChris shares his unique journey from hosting a college radio show to starting his own podcast, originally called 'Offstage Radio,' later evolved into 'Mad Props.' He explains his shift from a rigid, question-answer format to a more conversational and organic approach to podcasting. Chris also talks about the importance of engaging social media platforms in promoting podcasts. Chris and Derrick also discuss their experiences and their favorite podcasts and share stories about their fitness jo...
Martin Kilcoyne
November 08, 2023 16:51 - 57 minutes - 79 MBIn this podcast, Martin talks about the Morning Grind and his radio experiences, the relationships he's developed with various coaches and athletes his own podcast projects and more. Martin's bio from Fox2Now.com: Martin Kilcoyne is the Sports Director at FOX-2, a position he’s held since 2002. He joined the station as a Sports Reporter in July, 1997. He is a 5-time Emmy Award winner, including twice as the Mid-America top Sports Anchor (2006, 2008). At FOX-2, he’s covered the Cardin...
Shelby Hild
September 04, 2023 05:00 - 42 minutes - 58.9 MBI didn't realize it until Shelby said it while we were recording, but I've known her for 10 years now. This episode is a little different because I'm having a conversation with someone that I know but we still discuss some things about each other that we didn't know. Shelby works at Baylor University in the athletic department, serving as director of communications. We spend some time catching up, talking about how and why she works in sports, her various career stops, and more. --- Se...
Snubbed: Bears Basketball Roundtable
August 27, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 92.6 MBIn this special episode, Derrick is joined by fellow Missouri State alums Kevin Agee, Kevin Grogan, and former Bears Basketball player Anthony Shavies. Their discussion focuses on the 2005-06 Missouri State Men's Basketball team that was left out of the NCAA tournament with a 21 RPI. This episode was inspired by Wyatt Wheeler's series about the 2005-06 Missouri State Basketball season. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/personsofinterest/message
Corey Riggs
August 18, 2023 05:00 - 45 minutes - 61.9 MBI think of Corey Riggs as a "swiss army knife" of sports broadcasting. He has experience on TV and radio, on and off the screen, in front of and behind the camera. From his own Twitter/X bio, he is a "Sports Announcer/Prod/Dir in SWMO. Proud Webb City native & Missouri State grad (SMSU on my diploma). Find me on ESPN3, MC22, MAVTV, Missouri State radio & more" In this episode, Corey talks about his experiences calling Missouri State football, basketball, soccer and more. We also take a brie...
Eric Wieberg
July 28, 2023 14:35 - 39 minutes - 53.6 MBEric's bio via NABC.com Eric Wieberg joined the NABC staff in May 2016. As Director of Communications and Digital Media and as the primary NABC spokesman, Eric leads all public and media relations efforts for the NABC including strategic messaging, press releases, media appearances, member communication, and event media operations. He also oversees the NABC’s digital, content creation, and brand marketing initiatives. Eric supports the NABC’s advocacy work alongside various NABC committees...
Jeff Bidwell
May 26, 2023 05:00 - 38 minutes - 53.1 MBAbout Jeff Bidwell (via RacerBasketball.com) "I started covering the Murray State basketball programs in 2002. After 20 years of following the Racers around, I retired from my television career. Now I’m back and ready to pick right up where I left off — and hopefully be better than ever. My greatest athletic achievement is being accused by a viewer of jumping on the dog pile at the NCAA Tournament after Danero Thomas’ game-winning shot to beat Vanderbilt in 2010. I love the Philadelphia E...
Jim Benson
April 26, 2023 02:19 - 35 minutes - 48.4 MBJim Benson recently wrapped up a 42-year career as a sports writer. He spent all of his years writing for the Bloomington Pantagraph (Bloomington-Normal, Illinois). In this podcast, Jim discusses a few moments and people from his time as a writer, including covering the University of Illinois men's basketball team making two Final Four runs, getting to interview Michael Jordan, covering Illinois State men's basketball and the Missouri Valley Conference and prep sports in central Illinois. ...
Tariq Ahmad
March 20, 2023 20:37 - 28 minutes - 39.6 MBTariq Ahmad has been on the forefront of all things sports marketing and sports management. He has been hands-on working in social media for several companies in addition to serving as an adjunct instructor in sports management. Recently, Tariq has turned his attention to the world of Name, Image and Likeness and educating others about the topic in addition to student-athlete representation. In this episode, Tariq and Derrick reconnect with each other to catch up on the latest and also dive...
Ben Fredrickson
February 03, 2023 06:00 - 51 minutes - 70.2 MBBen Fredrickson is a sports columnist for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. He also contributes on the radio for The Big 550 KTRS. He grew up in Sedalia, Missouri and attended college at the University of Missouri. In this podcast, Ben shares the story of his career path, writing opinion articles, working in the digital media age and more. Read his work at STL Today Follow Ben on Twitter: @Ben_Fred Ben Fredrickson on Facebook (BenFredPD) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spoti...
Dr. Liz Gross
January 23, 2023 06:01 - 27 minutes - 38 MBBio courtesy of CampusSonar.com Founder and CEO Liz specializes in creating entrepreneurial social media strategies in higher education and has a passion for empowering others, which she brings to colleges and universities as the founder and CEO of Campus Sonar. Liz is an award-winning speaker, author, and strategist who was named a 2018 Mover and Shaker by Social Shake-Up Show and a finalist on GreenBook’s 2019 GRIT Future List. She has delivered top-rated talks at SXSW, SXSW EDU, the Am...
Joe Pott
October 17, 2022 01:01 - 35 minutes - 48.3 MBFollow Joe on Twitter: @Joe_Pott Joe Pott's Bio, courtesy, SIUE Athletics: Joe Pott has been the "Voice of the Cougars" since 2008. The native of St. Louis, Missouri, oversees all communications and broadcasting operations for SIUE athletics. He is the radio voice of Cougar men's basketball and baseball on 88.7 the Sound, all home broadcasts on ESPN+ and also has appeared on FOX Sports Midwest as part of the Cougars' basketball television coverage. He has called nearly 400 SIUE men's bas...
Matt Chittim
September 07, 2022 15:00 - 42 minutes - 58.5 MBMatt Chittim is the host of the Rambling Runner Podcast, which is for amateur runners who are working hard to get better and achieving inspirational results while balancing running with the rest of their lives. In this episode, Matt shares how he got started with podcasting, how running plays a role in his life and he shares some running tips with Derrick. Matt also shares a brand new project he is launching called Relay. Relay is a group of elite runners and running content creators publishi...
Lyndal Scranton
March 03, 2022 21:17 - 35 minutes - 48.8 MBLyndal Scranton is a Springfield native who has covered sports in the Ozarks for more than 35 years, witnessing nearly every big sports moment in the region during the last 50 years. The Springfield Area Sports Hall of Famer and live-fire cooking enthusiast also serves as PR Director for Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Missouri, co-hosts The Sports Reporters on Jock 96.9 FM, 99.9 FM and 1060 AM on Monday mornings with Ned Reynolds and is co-host of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast. Follow hi...
Anthony Shavies
February 19, 2022 17:32 - 58 minutes - 80 MBAnthony Shavies currently serves as a Mortgage Loan Officer at Central Bank of the Ozarks. His professional experience in helping others repair their credit led to a personal goal to help clients reach homeownership. He is a former Missouri State basketball player and earned a Bachelor’s of Science Degree from Missouri State University. He returned to Springfield, MO after playing professional ball overseas. In this episode, he discusses how he landed at Missouri State, the current Bears Bas...
Matt Hackman
February 07, 2022 12:00 - 25 minutes - 35.2 MBDuring the college basketball season, Matt Hackman spends time creating spreadsheets of interest to college basketball fans. He generates conference tournament seeding probabilities for several conferences in advance of their conference tournaments. In this podcast, Matt discusses how he started doing the spreadsheets, the process behind the work and more. Follow Matt on Twitter: @mjhackman --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/personsofinterest/message
Greg Bussmann
February 02, 2022 18:00 - 22 minutes - 30.5 MBGreg Bussmann curates a free marketing email newsletter called "The Growth Mindset." From his website: As a curator, I aim to weed out the signal within the noise. Every Sunday, you get a carefully curated list of the most interesting content I find each week. As a writer, I try to add my current thoughts on various marketing topics to help you direct your attention to the best of the best resources. If you are curious and enjoy discovering new things that help to sharpen your mind, you’l...
Joey Hawkins
January 24, 2021 03:50 - 27 minutes - 37.6 MBA member of the Missouri State Baseball program from 2012-2015, Hawkins was part of the 2015 club that won the Missouri Valley Conference championship and advanced to the NCAA Super Regionals. He was named the 2015 MVC Defensive Player of the Year and was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals. After his stint in the minor leagues, his career has now turned to coaching and he was recently named the hitting coach for the Peoria Chiefs ahead of the 2021 season. In this podcast, he discusses his ti...
Chris Hagstrom-Jones
December 31, 2020 03:47 - 1 hour - 83 MBChris' Bio courtesy of the South Bend Cubs Website: Chris Hagstrom-Jones joined the South Bend baseball franchise in January of 2014. As Assistant General Manager for Marketing and Media, Hagstrom-Jones’s primary focus is leading the Marketing, Media Relations & Broadcast, Production, and Community Relations departments. Hagstrom-Jones was instrumental in the organizational rebranding to reflect the Cubs affiliation and design element of the 2019 Midwest League All-Star Game. Prior to his ...
Benjamin Hochman
December 12, 2020 00:20 - 34 minutes - 48 MBBenjamin Hochman is currently a sports columnist for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. He grew up in the St. Louis area, attended college at the University of Missouri, and has previous career stops in New Orleans and Denver. In addition to his sports columns, he has also written several books. In this podcast, Ben shares the story of his career path of journalism and writing, what's he's enjoyed covering at each of his career stops, and details on the books that he's written. Read Ben's work at...
Jakob Eliason
December 05, 2020 03:54 - 1 hour - 87.9 MBIn his own words from JakobEliason.com, here's a bio of my guest in this episode: "Right now I’m living, working and spending all my free time in downtown Memphis. I left my 9 to 5 job in November of 2019 to pursue work that I was passionate about. My wife and I sold our house in August of 2020 to ride out the pandemic from our favorite place in the world. Here’s a few things I’m involved with: Mem10 Consulting – We’re on a mission to bridge the gap between influence and impact by helping...
Wyatt Wheeler
November 26, 2020 03:18 - 1 hour - 65.4 MBSpringfield News-Leader Sports Reporter Wyatt Wheeler makes his return to the podcast to discuss Missouri State Football, Bears Basketball and Lady Bears Basketball. We also discuss: How he handled the fall high school sports season A new program he has in place mentoring college students Joining Art Haines as co-host of "Sports Talk" Follow Wyatt on Twitter: @WyattWheeler_NL --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/personsofinterest/message
Charlie Marlow
August 22, 2020 02:53 - 28 minutes - 39.8 MBCharlie Marlow is a sports anchor/reporter who joined the FOX 2 News team in April of 2008. He came to FOX 2 from WLNS-TV, the CBS affiliate in Lansing, Michigan where he was a sports anchor/reporter for two years. Prior to that, Charlie worked for WLUC-TV, the NBC affiliate in Marquette, Michigan as the weekend sports anchor. He has won or shared in winning 4 Michigan Association of Broadcaster Awards. Charlie graduated magna cum laude from Bradley University with a double major in commun...
Drew Richards
August 08, 2020 02:10 - 35 minutes - 49.1 MBDrew Richards bio via UNCPBraves.com After leading Lander to its most regular-season wins in 20 years, as well as a Peach Belt Conference Tournament title, as the head coach of the Bearcats in 2019-20, Drew Richards returned to Pembroke in March 2020 as the 16th head coach of the Braves. It will be the second coaching stint at UNCP for Richards, who helped guide the Braves to a 113-43 (.724) record and four NCAA Tournament appearances as an associate head coach from 2014-19. The Braves co...
Katy Winge
July 17, 2020 20:26 - 38 minutes - 52.8 MBKaty Winge works as an analyst, reporter, and host for Altitude TV and the Denver Nuggets. She previously was the in-arena reporter and an associate producer at the Pepsi Center, hosting the pregame and halftime show Courtside Countdown. Basketball became Katy's passion in 3rd grade. Through her early playing years, a dream to play in college developed - and blossomed after Illinois State University offered her a scholarship. After roughly 15 years, Katy saw her decorated career on the cour...
Steve Wilson
July 10, 2020 18:35 - 52 minutes - 72.3 MBGraphic Design has been an interest of mine for a long time so it was only a matter of time before it became a podcast topic for me. My guest in this episode is Steve Wilson from Clarksville, Tennessee. Steve is a graphic and web designer and brand specialist that has done his share of design work over the years. In addition, he’s also written a book titled “The Why of Sports Design.” Steve and I discuss our graphic design beginnings, skills, software, and the inspiration behind his book. F...
Nafis Ricks
July 03, 2020 03:28 - 50 minutes - 69.6 MBThe name Nafis Ricks might sound familiar to some of my Missouri State friends because he was the starting point guard on the 2010-2011 Bears Basketball team that won the regular-season Missouri Valley Conference championship. But his story isn’t just about basketball. Nafis made the most of his opportunities to get an education while also overcoming personal struggles. In this podcast, he describes how he landed at Missouri State, his connection with coach Cuonzo Martin, playing abroad, wor...
Matt Gardner
June 26, 2020 15:17 - 44 minutes - 61 MBMatt Gardner has made the most of his career in sports. Working in Tennis, NBA, and currently the Vice President, Digital Media & Emerging Technology for the St. Louis Blues, he shares some insight into how he got started working in sports, how technology has shaped his career, and developing relationships with the athletes to tell their story. Matt also discusses the work of the St. Louis Blues digital team and the content they produced during the 2018-2019 season as the team won the Stanle...
Julie Smith
June 20, 2020 01:32 - 54 minutes - 74.7 MBThe “official” Julie Smith description: Julie has been teaching media literacy and media-related classes at the university level since 1997. She holds her B.A. in Public Relations from the University of Tulsa and her M.S. in Mass Communication from Southern Illinois University – Edwardsville. Julie is currently on the faculty at Webster University in St Louis. She is the author of “Master the Media: How Teaching Media Literacy Can Save Our Plugged-In World” and over the last three years ...
Watch-Along: Loyola Ramblers vs. Miami Hurricanes (2018 NCAA Tournament)
June 06, 2020 00:32 - 1 hour - 98.7 MBMy guests in this podcast are Bill Behrns, Ryan Haley, Austin Hansen, and Jeremiah McCallie. These four gentlemen were part of Loyola’s run to the final four, serving as part of the athletic department staff in communications, social media, and video content. Together we watched the Ramblers take on Miami and the guys shared stories and thoughts about the game and the run to the final four. Watch the game with us: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-cYN73rU3s --- Send in a voice message: h...
Chester Lampkin
May 29, 2020 23:00 - 1 hour - 86.9 MBChester Lampkin first joined WUSA 9 in December 2019. Chester comes from KSDK-TV in St. Louis, Missouri, the sister station of WUSA 9. As a child growing up in St. Louis, Chester has always had a strong interest in weather. While growing up, he experienced some big weather events, including the "blizzard" of 1982 and the Great Flood of 1993. Chester spent three years at KSDK-TV as weekend morning meteorologist. In 2015, Chester left KSDK and the United States for an adventure Down Under. He...
Paul Suellentrop
May 22, 2020 23:00 - 42 minutes - 58 MBHighly respected sports journalist Paul Suellentrop joined Wichita State as a senior communicator to provide comprehensive coverage of the Shockers' momentous first season competing in the American Athletic Conference and beyond. Suellentrop's stories, podcasts, and videos on WSU sports will be posted primarily on GoShockers.com and will also be made available to news media outlets and through social media. Lou Heldman, vice president for Strategic Communications, said: "Paul is already w...
Matt Turer
May 15, 2020 23:00 - 28 minutes - 39.5 MBEarlier this year, The Springfield Cardinals announced the promotion of Matt Turer from Public Relations Coordinator to the organization's newly created position of Public Relations & Digital Media Specialist. Matt joined the team in November 2017, leading the social and digital media efforts, serving as the team’s public relations contact and digital marketing copywriter. In this podcast, Matt and I discuss his career path that led to the Springfield Cardinals, his experience thus far, and ...
David Kvidahl
May 13, 2020 04:01 - 47 minutes - 65.1 MBDavid Kvidahl covers prep sports in the St. Louis area for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and STLHighSchoolSports.com. In this podcast, I talked with David about his time covering prep sports in town, some of his favorite prep sports memories, and the recent all-decade team selections that were a hot topic on social media. Follow David on Twitter: @DavidSTLhss Follow STLHighSchoolSports on Twitter: @STLhssports --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/personsofi...
Joel Adam
May 06, 2020 01:33 - 38 minutes - 53.3 MBJoel Adam has been a physical education teacher and coach at Holt High School, Wentzville Middle School, and Wentzville South Middle School in the Wentzville School District for 30 years. He has coached baseball, softball, basketball and football, winning conference championships, district title and reaching state finals on multiple occasions. The longtime educator and coach was recognized as Holt High School teacher of the year this year and will retire at the end of the school year. In thi...
Jon Poorman
May 01, 2020 22:07 - 28 minutes - 39.7 MBKansas City native Jon Poorman has worked to be a writer since high school and carried his goal forward to college, writing for the student newspaper and eventually serving as news and sports editor and the editor in chief. Now, he’s the sports editor for The Courier of Montgomery County daily newspaper, that serves Conroe, Texas, located just north of Houston. He leads the coverage of prep sports in the area and in this podcast, we discuss how Jon discovered his interest in sports journali...
John Servizzi
April 25, 2020 20:03 - 1 hour - 88.6 MBJohn Servizzi is Chief Technology Officer at Tupelo Raycom. Servizzi founded WebStream Sports in 2006, bridging experience in high-level sports television production and high-quality, low-cost digital production methods. WebStream was acquired by Raycom Media in 2015 and merged with Tupelo-Honey in 2017. The combined Tupelo Raycom has offices in New York, Indianapolis, Charlotte, Nashville, and Los Angeles. The company develops new programming and delivers live events, music specials, and b...
Tom Ackerman
April 11, 2020 21:48 - 27 minutes - 38.1 MBTom Ackerman is Sports Director at KMOX, overseeing a department that serves as the flagship station for the St. Louis Cardinals. He is also the lead sports anchor on KMOX’s “Total Information A.M.” and a host on the Cardinals Radio Network. In 18 years at KMOX, Ackerman has worked as a host, play-by-play announcer, anchor, and reporter since beginning his career at the radio station in 1997. He’s interviewed the biggest names in sports, covering Super Bowls, World Series, All-Star Games, ...
RJ Abella
April 04, 2020 15:00 - 56 minutes - 77.6 MBRJ Abella arrived at South Carolina University in the spring of 2013 as an assistant coach for the indoor and beach volleyball teams and In 2015, he transitioned to full-time beach volleyball assistant coach. Prior to that, he was an assistant coach for the Wichita State Volleyball program. In this episode, RJ and I discuss a few of the ins and outs of beach volleyball, recruiting, national competition and more. We also dive into our shared interest in barbecue and the process of smoking mea...
Tommy Lynch
March 28, 2020 14:00 - 1 hour - 104 MBWhen I first started this podcast, the intent was to share stories of people that would hopefully provide some inspiration to others. The background of my guest in this episode checks that box. He’s the first in his family to make it college. And when get got there, he had to figure things out. In the process of figuring it out, he found things he was passionate about. My guest in this podcast is Tommy Lynch, currently an admissions coordinator at Indiana State University. Follow Tommy Lync...
Juan Wilson - 2020 MLK Event Keynote
January 22, 2020 02:46 - 22 minutes - 30.3 MBThe Martin Luther King Jr. holiday on Jan. 20, 2020, marked the 25th anniversary of the day of service that celebrates the life and legacy of MLK. This year in Wentzville, Missouri, the community Celebration of MLK featured keynote speaker Juan Wilson. Juan is currently the coordinator of diversity and awareness for the Fort Zumwalt School District, implementing diversity and awareness training for students and staff. He uses the unique power of video to tell stories and I encourage you to v...
Ryan Fagan
January 12, 2020 22:17 - 40 minutes - 55.5 MBRyan Fagan covers Major League Baseball and college basketball for the Sporting News. He has seen many notable events in person and as a member of the Baseball Writers' Association of America, he also votes for the MLB Hall of Fame. In this podcast, Ryan discusses his background, how his career got off the ground, some of the events he's covered and the current state of journalism (sports and others). Follow Ryan on Twitter: @RyanFagan Read Ryan's work online: Sporting News --- Send in...
Marcus Wilson
December 08, 2019 02:41 - 1 hour - 86.6 MBMarcus Wilson serves as the Executive Director of the Monsanto Family YMCA in the heart of St. Louis but before that, he was part of the men’s basketball staff at Saint Louis University as the video coordinator. And before that, he had a phenomenal college basketball career that became a pro career overseas. We discussed his past, present and eventual future in a previous episode that I’ve uploaded so be sure to check out the Flashback podcast. In this episode, I caught up with Marcus to fin...
Flashback: Marcus Wilson
December 06, 2019 03:28 - 55 minutes - 76.8 MBTwo years ago, Marcus Wilson came into the MVC Office to record a podcast interview to reflect on his past, present, and future. This episode from 2017 is republished from that interview where he discusses his career at the University of Evansville, winning the 1999 MVC Player of the Year Award, playing overseas and his current role as Executive Director of the Monsanto Family YMCA in St. Louis, MO. Follow Marcus Wilson on Twitter: @CoachWilson5 --- Send in a voice message: https://podca...
Mark Adams
November 29, 2019 15:00 - 50 minutes - 69.6 MBIf you’re a college basketball fan like myself, chances are you’ve watched a game or two on ESPN and you’ve heard the voice of my guest in this episode. Mark Adams has been an ESPN analyst since 1999 and I had the opportunity to work with him during my tenure at the Missouri Valley Conference. During our conversation, Mark and I discussed his coaching career, how he got into broadcasting, we re-visit the last decade of Valley basketball, we talk about the current landscape of college basketb...
Amanda Moody
November 09, 2019 17:30 - 45 minutes - 62.8 MBThe Wentzville School District has a fantastic technology team that includes a group of Instructional technology coaches. These individuals play a unique role in connecting technology with education. Amanda Moody is one of those tech coaches and she is my guest in this episode of Persons of Interest. We had a great conversation about how she found her career, her interests in education, technology, social media and more. Follow Amanda on Twitter: @TechMoody --- Send in a voice message: h...
Wyatt Wheeler/Bears Basketball
November 02, 2019 19:05 - 1 hour - 85.2 MBSpringfield News-Leader sports reporter Wyatt Wheeler joins for a deep discussion of Missouri State Basketball including the potential of the 2019-2020 team, the schedule, a look at some of the national attention, the Missouri Valley Conference and some over/under predictions. Follow Wyatt on Twitter: @WyattWheeler_NL Springfield News-Leader Missouri State coverage Sign up for Wyatt's Bears Beat Newsletter --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/personsofi...
Stephen Herzog
June 24, 2019 23:34 - 19 minutes - 27.4 MBStephen Herzog is part of the Springfield News-Leader leadership team, serving as a content/storytelling coach. He's reported on crime, courts and many other things for the News-Leader since 2013. Herzog is a Missouri State graduate, husband, and father and a "recovering sports reporter." We discussed what he does for a living, the current state of journalism, and touched on some sports...including how and why he’s a fan of the Cleveland Browns. Follow Stephen on Twitter: @SHerzogNL Follo...
Michelle Van Dorn
March 21, 2019 01:02 - 37 minutes - 52.1 MBMichelle Van Dorn earned her bachelor's degree in print and electronic media from Wartburg College in 1998. After graduation, she started at The Courier in Waterloo, Iowa, as a copy editor. Eventually, she took over as the newspaper's first online editor. Van Dorn was part of the team that helped The Courier win national and state awards. Her help in covering the trial of Mark Becker earned the Associated Press Managing Editors Association Online Convergence Award and the Iowa Newspapers Awa...