Rich Glickstein used to think in rectangles for a living. He was a photojournalist for The State newspaper in South Carolina for 10 years. He saw the changes in the newspaper industry and decided he wanted to do something different. A veteran, he decided to study social work. Now, he treats veterans and others as a full-time social worker. Listen to him talk about why he loves journalism, but loves what he's doing now, because: "I get to breathe again."

The GraySide: Life After Journalism

I Get to Breathe Again

Rich Glickstein | "I Get to Breathe Again"

AUSTIN, TX -- Monica Brady-Myerov had spent her entire journalism career -- 25 years -- in radio and she was happy working as a general assignment radio reporter at WBUR in Boston. Until one day, her daughter's school assignment got her thinking about how to create the next generation of public radio listeners. That led Monica to quit her journalism job and start a company, Listenwise, which brings public radio into classrooms as a resource and a teaching tool. Check out her remarkable story from radio reporter to a founder and CEO (recorded at the SXSW EDU festival).

Monica Brady-Myerov | "I Really Never Planned on Starting a Company"

In this solo episode, I describe how I started to figure out what I wanted to do after the newsroom. As a reporter, I was trained to ask other people for answers, so when it came to my own life, I expected others to have the answers too. And they didn't. I had to stop searching for outside confirmation and I found my new career by looking on the inside.

Theola DeBose (Solo Episode) | "Want Answers? Look on the Inside"

Melinda Williams, a former newspaper copyeditor for Gannett and other companies and publications, describes her "pleasant downshift" from super tight and unforgiving evening deadlines to working at the Xavier University library as a Digital Specialist on topics such as digital sources and copyright. In the epsiode, she describes feeling joy about the small perks of her new life and career, such as leaving work when it's still light outside, and being able to donate money to causes that she believes in.

Melinda Williams | "It's a Really A Pleasant Downshift"

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