Podcasting Potpourri

Podcasting continues to be a great way to reach your audience and dive deep into topics. Hear from journalists who have embraced the platform for their work.

Panelists

Ana González, WNYC

Ana González is an award-winning podcast producer and host living in Rhode Island. Currently, she is the Senior Producer for Blindspot, an investigative series from WNYC and The History Channel. She also produced Terrestrials, a kids podcast hosted by Lulu Miller from Radiolab. Before moving to WNYC, Ana was the founding producer and host of Mosaic, a podcast on immigrant experiences from The Public’s Radio.

 

Ed Fitzpatrick, Boston Globe Rhode Island Bureau

Edward Fitzpatrick is a Boston Globe staff writer covering Rhode Island, and is host of the Globe’s Rhode Island Report podcast. He worked for 16 years at the Providence Journal, including eight years as the political columnist and five years as the courts reporter. He also taught journalism at Roger Williams University and was director of media relations there.

Carlos Virgen, assistant managing editor for audience development at The Day

Carlos Virgen is a journalist with more than 16 years of experience in audience engagement, data analysis, and multimedia production. He is the assistant managing editor for audience development at The Day in New London, CT where he is one of the podcast producers. He is also an adjunct journalism instructor at UConn, where he teaches podcasting.

Moderator:

Janine Weisman, Editor-In-Chief at Rhode Island Current

Janine L. Weisman is editor-in-chief of Rhode Island Current, an independent, nonpartisan state capital news outlet launched by the national nonprofit States Newsroom on March 15, 2023. She spent 25 years as a reporter and editor for The Newport Daily News and has been an adjunct professor and student newspa[per adviser at Roger Williams University since 2013. She is seeking literary representation for her true crime-memoir about the legacy of a cold case that took place in the town where she grew up.

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