For this pilot episode, I talk to JR Donnici, a softball player for the Tampa Bay Shade. Don't worry if you don't know what that is. It's one of over 1,000 teams that comprise the North American Gay Amateur Athletic Alliance. We gain insight into it and how it 'saved (his) life'.

The story here - https://www.mtparson.com/2019/02/25/jr-donnicis-wonderful-softball-life/

Mike Parson Reporting - Episode 1 - JR Donnici's Wonderful Softball Life

Both Barry Sand and Donna DeLorenzo are retiring after 20 year careers at Flagler College. I sat down with both of them - actually, separate - to inquire about their careers and their camaraderie.

MP Raw interview - Barry Sand

MP Raw - Donna DeLorenzo

The journalism field. Volatile. But still impactful, especially local. This is my conversation with a fellow news junkie, Roland Ortega. He attends college at the University of Florida, and writes a blog about local journalism. 
News junkies such as him are critics and cheerleaders - while the huddled masses care about good storytelling, news junkies are the ones that care about everything that comes with it.

Mike Parson Reporting: Local Media's Fight for Relevance

I decided to leave the question and answer period in the other track, and let the news geeking remain here.

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