Episode description

Phil Balboni is a legendary figure in broadcast journalism, as well as the founder, president and CEO of GlobalPost, a highly acclaimed international news site. His list of awards is lengthy, and includes the Peabody, Murrow and Emmy. His latest venture is DailyChatter, a nonpartisan newsletter that covers international news. The Columbia School of Journalism recently announced that it was creating an endowed professorship in his honor. In this podcast, Phil talks about his passion for local news and what he hopes this professorship will accomplish.