S21: Talking the Talk - 40 Years Behind the Radio Microphone

Working full-time on-air as a radio newscaster while he was earning an economics degree in college, Ed Walsh interrupted his broadcasting career to serve in combat as a naval officer in Vietnam. Working in New York City, Boston and Phoenix, Walsh focused on newscasting, reporting and hosting talk radio. He's reported major news events across America and from Moscow, Rome and London and was on-air at New York's WOR when the hijacked jets slammed into the World Trade twin towers on 9/11. An award-winning journalist and named one of America's top 100 talk show hosts, Walsh will explain how stories are chosen and reported, how media bias can threaten news trustworthiness and its impact on the presidential election.

Purpose: Learn about the continued popularity of commercial broadcasting and hear stories from more than 40 of those years on the airwaves

Facilitator: Ed Walsh