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Pat Cassidy: retired from WBBM Newsradio after more than 50 years in the biz
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English - February 28, 2022 05:05 - ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsPersonal Journals Society & Culture Arts radio television media chicago interviews communication writing journalism news sports Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Pat Cassidy spent more than 50 years on the air in news radio. Just before he retired from WBBM Newsradio, he talked about what he's learned over the years, why news is important, how he's maintained a good attitude, how he thinks news reporting and the media have changed, advice he has for broadcasters, and more.
Click the link below to play, or download it by right-clicking (on a PC) or holding down the CTRL key and clicking on it (for Mac). http://radiogirl.us/audio/RG179.mp3
I interviewed Pat in 2013, so if you want to know more details about his career and even an embarrassing mistake he made on the air, you can listen to that interview here.
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