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>>> EARLY
>>> EARLY IN THE SHOW, RICK GREEN JOINED THE TALK ABOUT
WINNING SO MUCH MORE.
HERE'S THE REST OF THAT
CONVERSATION.
CONVERSATION. >> I AM AN AVID TWITTER
FOLLOWER.
FOLLOWER.
FOLLOWER. AND, A NUMBER OF PEOPLE ON YOUR
TEAM AND HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY
TO SEE, THAT CANDOR.
BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT YOU
AND YOUR STAFF HAVE BEEN VERY
OPEN ABOUT, THEY WIN A PULITZER
AND THEN, YOU KNOW ANOTHER
REPORTERS, THEY WOULD THEN GO
IN ON THE FURLOUGH.
YOU ALL HAVE SHARED THAT.
SAYING, I WILL BE ON FOR THE
NEXT WEEK.
NEXT WEEK. AND THEN, FOR THOSE WHO DO NOT
UNDERSTAND, THAT MEANS WHETHER
IT'S UNPAID WHETHER IT'S A
WEEK, A MONTH, ETC.
WE WIN THIS PRESTIGIOUS AWARD
AND NOW, BECAUSE WE NEED THAT
SUPPORT, I HAVE TO TAKE MY
UNPAID WEEK OFF.
BASICALLY THAT'S WHAT JOE SAID.
AND, SPEAKING OF EMOTION I MEAN
WHAT IS THAT LIKE FOR YOU?
>> YOU KNOW, I DON'T UNDERSTAND
I DON'T KNOW A SINGLE INDUSTRY,
A BUSINESS.
A BUSINESS. THAT HASN'T BEEN IMPACTED BY
THE DIGITAL AGE.
THIS IS THE DEVICE RIGHT HERE
THAT WE ALL HOLD IN OUR HANDS.
IT HAS CHANGED EVERYTHING ABOUT
OUR BUSINESS.
OUR BUSINESS. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE FACED
UNPRECEDENTED CHALLENGE.
UNPRECEDENTED CHALLENGE. EVEN BEFORE THE PANDEMIC.
BECAUSE OF THE INFECTION
BECAUSE OF THE VIRUS.
OBVIOUSLY, WE LIKE OUR PARTNERS
AND RADIO FRIENDS.
WE SEEN THE DECLINE IN
ADVERTISING.
ADVERTISING. BECAUSE THOSE FOLKS WHO
TYPICALLY PROVIDE THE MONEY FOR
ADVERTISING HAVE HAD TO RETREAT
BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT THE
ECONOMY HAS HURT THEM AS WELL.
THE ACCOUNT THAT IS MOTIVATION.
AND KEEPING A HARDER.
AND KEEPING IT LIKE . TO HAVE
THOSE FURLOUGHS AND BEING DONE.
NOT JUST IN THEIR COMPANY BUT
HERE IN LOUISVILLE.
AND, MUSEUMS AROUND THE COUNTRY
FOR DIGITAL OPERATIONS TO TV
STATIONS TO OTHER NEWSPAPERS.
IT IS A TRYING TIME.
THE MESSAGE THAT I REALLY TRIED
HARD TO CONVEY IS THAT, WE ARE
INCREDIBLY SERIOUS ABOUT
FEARLESS UNBIASED JOURNALISM TO
DO THE STORIES.
THOSE WHO HAVE NO VOICE ARE
MOST VULNERABLE IN OUR
COMMONWEALTH AS WELL AS
PROTECTING THE INTEREST OF THE
TAXPAYERS.
TAXPAYERS. WE ARE SERIOUS ABOUT THAT.
AND I THINK THAT THIS AFFIRMS
THOSE EFFORTS.
THOSE EFFORTS. MY REQUEST, MY PLEA IS THAT
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE LOVE
TO DO.
TO DO.
TO DO. AND, WE FEEL VERY STRONG THAT
WE NEED EVEN MORE SUBSCRIBERS.
SO, MY REQUEST IS IF YOU CARE
ABOUT THE TAXPAYERS.
AND, NO MATTER WHAT OFFICES
THEY MAY HOLD, NOW MORE THAN
EVER, THEY NEED TO HAVE GREAT
JOURNALISM IN THIS MARKET.
SO, JUST AS YOU ARE SUPPORTING
THEM, I WOULD ASK YOU TO GO TO
COURIER-JOURNAL.
COURIER-JOURNAL. AND, THAT IS A FULL ACCESS
SUBSCRIBER.
SUBSCRIBER. AND, THEY ARE THOSE FRONT
PORCHES.
PORCHES.
PORCHES. DRIVEWAYS MAKE THE DIFFERENCE
IN OUR COMMUNITY.
AND, WHICH IS UNFLINCHING TO
TAKE A DIFFERENCE.
AND, THAT WILL BE OUR PRIORITY.
>> HAVING DIGITAL ACCESS IS ONE
THING.
THING.
THING. GOING OUT AND PUTTING THIS IN
MY HANDS.
MY HANDS.
MY HANDS. YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE YOURSELF A
NEW ALL ACCESS SUBSCRIBER HERE.
AND IT IS IMPORTANT.
IN ADDITION TO THOSE SERIOUS
AND INVESTIGATIVE PIECES THEY
ALSO HAVE A LOT OF FUN THEY
HAVE A POIGNANT PIECES, WEIGHT
LOSS.
LOSS.
LOSS. AND, WHAT HIKING HAS DONE.
AND ALSO THE PHOTOGRAPHY.
THEY DO HAVE SOME OF THE MOST
TOP-NOTCH IN THE COUNTRY FOR
THOSE PHOTOGRAPHERS.
THOSE PHOTOGRAPHERS. >> WELL, CERTAINLY, THIS IS IN
WHICH THEY BUILD THE HOUSE.
AND, STORYTELLING IS SO MUCH
MORE.
MORE.
MORE. AND, THEY SPENT ALMOST 12
MONTHS AND LOST NEXT TO 90
POUNDS.
POUNDS.
POUNDS. AND, HE WAS AN INCREDIBLE STORY
THAT THEY WANTED TO SHARE NOT
ONLY FROM THAT FORMAT, BUT,
MAGGIE, RELATIVELY NEW ROLE AS
A GENERAL INTEREST COLUMNIST.
SHE HAS THOSE EXPERIENCING ALL
THAT WE ARE EXPERIENCING,
SOCIAL ISOLATION, BEING IN YOUR
HOME.
HOME.
HOME. WORKING FROM YOUR APARTMENT
KITCHEN TABLE WHEREVER IT MAY
BE.
BE.
BE. SHE
BE. SHE SPENT 60 DAYS AND HIKED 300
MILES AND PARTS OF KENTUCKY AND
TOLD ABOUT THE STORIES OF
PEOPLE THAT SHE MET.
EARLIER I THINK IT WAS APRIL.
SHOULD A LARGE SIGN THAT
LITERALLY STOOD IN PLACES THAT
WERE MOSTLY POPULATED AND PARTS
OF DOWNTOWN LOUISVILLE AND THE
SUBURBS AND SAID HOW ARE YOU?
AND PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY
DISTANT SO WEARING THE MASK
SAID, I'M OKAY.
AND SHE WROTE A COLUMN ABOUT
IT.
IT.
IT. AND
IT. AND THEN YOU MENTIONED ARE
VIDEOGRAPHERS.
VIDEOGRAPHERS. I BELIEVE STRONGLY, THAT
STORYTELLING TAKES SO MANY
DIFFERENT ROLES OF FORMAT AND,
THAT PAPER PRODUCT THAT YOU GOT
THERE IN YOUR HANDS, IT'S
ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL.
ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL. BEEN WITH US FOR HUNDRED AND 52
YEARS.
YEARS.
YEARS. BUT, YOU GOATS ON THE WEBSITE
AND SEE VIDEOS OF THOSE PHOTO
GALLERIES INTERACTING WITH DATA
BEING ABLE TO HAVE THOSE
DETAILS OF OUR LIVES EMERGE AND
AS IT TELLS THOSE OF POWERFUL
MANNERS.
MANNERS.
MANNERS. THAT'S PART OF STORYTELLING AS
WELL.
WELL.
WELL. SELECT AND, IT'S A PART THAT
YOU ALL DESERVE AS MANY KUDOS
AS POSSIBLE.
AS POSSIBLE. THE LAST QUESTION FOR YOU.
AND WHAT IS ONE THING.
AND AGAIN, WE DON'T HAVE ANY
CLUE WHAT NORMAL IS ANYMORE.
WHAT IS THE NEW NORMAL AND I
DON'T EVEN LIKE THE WORD NORMAL
BUT NOBODY HAS A CRYSTAL BALL
TO SEE WHERE WE ARE GOING TO BE
IN A MONTH BUT, WHAT IS ONE
THING THAT'S BEEN POSITIVE IN
YOUR PERSONAL LIFE DURING THE
MIDST OF ALL THIS?
THAT EITHER YOU'RE GOING TO
MISS OR MAYBE IT IS SOMETHING
WHERE YOU SAID, YOU KNOW WHAT,
GOING TO KEEP THIS IN MY LIFE.
THIS CHANGE.
THIS CHANGE. >>THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.
SO, I HAVE FOUR KIDS.
AND, ONE IS MARRIED IN COLUMBUS
OHIO.
OHIO.
OHIO. AND, I HAVE TWO OTHER DAUGHTERS
AND A YOUNGER SON.
MY SON GOES TO SAINT ACTS.
YOU WILL BE A SENIOR.
AND, ANYONE WHO TRAVELED ABROAD
AFTER GRADUATING FROM COLLEGE
WORKED IN IRELAND, SEATTLE.
AND, CAME OUT AS THE PANDEMIC
STARTED TO TAKE EFFECT.
AND ANOTHER DAUGHTER WHO WAS A
JUNIOR AT ST. JOSEPH'S
UNIVERSITY.
UNIVERSITY. SHE CAME HOME FOR SPRING BREAK
AND NEVER WENT BACK.
LIFE GOES TOO QUICKLY.
THE MOMENTS ARE SO FLEETING AND
I'M WORKING IN A REMOTE
NEWSROOM IN MY BASEMENT AND I'M
DIRECTING AN INCREDIBLY
TALENTED STAFF OF ALMOST 67
PEOPLE BUT, OVER THE PAST THREE
MONTHS, MY KIDS HAVE BEEN HERE
HAVE HAD CONVERSATIONS THAT
HAVEN'T ALWAYS HAD BECAUSE OF
THEIR TRAVELS OR STUDIES OR
CLASSROOM RESPONSIBILITIES OR
SUPPORTS.
SUPPORTS.
SUPPORTS. AND, IT'S BEEN VERY REWARDING.
THE DAYS ARE LONG BUT THEY GO
BY QUICKLY.
BY QUICKLY. AND I THINK FOLKS CAN
UNDERSTAND THAT.
UNDERSTAND THAT. NEVER WOULD'VE REALIZED HOW
MANY CONVERSATIONS YOU HAD
STARING AT A CAMERA, ON YOUR
LAPTOP NOT KNOWING, AND MY
LOOKING ALL RIGHT.
SO, SPENDING THAT QUALITY TIME
WITH MY FAMILY.
AND, WILL ALWAYS LOOK UPON THIS
AS ONE OF THOSE MANY
ADVENTURES.
ADVENTURES. AND, I'M WITH YOU.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE NEW
NORMAL LOOKS LIKE.
AND, I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU
MEASURE THIS TIME.
AND, AND, YOU TELL THE STORIES
THAT WHAT YOU TELL PEOPLE
REALLY CARE ABOUT WHERE THE
SAME CONVICTION AND PASSION
THAT YOU DO.
AND, ALL THE RESPONSIBILITIES
THAT COME WITH IT.
AND, IT'S BEEN GREAT TO BE ABLE
TO SPEND SOME TIME WITH MY
FAMILY.
FAMILY.
FAMILY. WITH MY KIDS.
IT'S BEEN