After spending several years anchoring news at KGW-TV in Oregon, St. Louis-native Joe Donlon came to Chicago to work at WGN-TV and now CBS-TV. He discusses his professional journey, why he's living the dream, his Chicago Unscripted podcast, how to be effective on the air, why writing is important, how experience helps develop your skills, structuring a story, reporting and anchoring, changing technology, why ambition is important, working in cable and local news, and much more. This interview is from a livestream that Joe did with Margaret Larkin.

Joe Donlon: CBS News Chicago anchor

UCSC undergrad in the early 90's majoring in psychology with a minor in journalism (there was not an option to major in journalism), where she was a reporter, and then the editor, of the campus City On A Hill newspaper; she wanted a career in journalism, but first worked in finance, and accounts receivable at a law firm; her break, and her first paying journalism gig, was writing for a monthly motorcycle magazine (she rode for 27 years); she moved back to Santa Cruz, eventually working for a PR firm for a great boss; she interviewed at The Carmel Pine Cone and they made a note that she "will write anything", and started out with the local police logs (hand written, and faxed in); when their sportswriter quit and she got laid off, she asked the owner / publisher if they had a full time slot, which she started in March, 1999; The Money Question: is she able to make a living as a report / journalist, and if so, how? YES! Even though she lives in an expensive town (Carmel), she has a small house, a landlord who keeps rent reasonable, and a publisher who pays well & covers a significant portion of her benefits! For story ideas she keeps an eye on meeting agendas, and people come up to her pass ideas along - her beats are Carmel law enforcement, meetings, local issues (& motor sports!); there are 3 other reporters! Plus 3 on the sales team, office staff, and 5 on the production team; the owner (also editor & publilsher) bought the paper in 1997, and brought ideas on how to make it work; The Carmel Pine Cone has been around since 1915, one year older than Carmel itself, is a free weekly, and now has a circulation of 20,000 (delivered in Pacific Grove, else picked up), and an email subscription list of 23,000; local journalism can not only survive, but thrive! Huzzah!!

An interview on "The Bushwhacker's Breakfast Club", airing Friday mornings on KZSC Santa Cruz, California. 

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This is episode 303 recorded on August 21st, 2025, where John & Jason talk to Mike Carlo from Power BI Tips.com about Power BI & Microsoft Fabric, how his company is doing Workloads in Fabric, a debate about Lakehouses vs Warehouses, the Power Designer & Entelexos tools, and other fun topics.

For show notes please visit www.bifocal.show

Episode 303 - Interview with Mike Carlo from Power BI Tips

This is episode 304 recorded on September 4th, 2025, where John & Jason talk the Microsoft Fabric August 2025 Feature Summary including a new Flat list view in Deployment pipelines, Bursting controls for Data Engineering workloads, new test capabilities for User Data Functions, the ability to server real-time predictions with ML model endpoints, several updates to Data Warehouse, Database tree in edit tile and AzMon data sources for RTI, the ability to use Python Notebooks to read/write to Fabric SQL Databases, Auto table creation on destination in copy job in Data Factory, and much, much more.

For show notes please visit www.bifocal.show

Episode 304 - Microsoft Fabric August 2025 Feature Summary

Denver Post beat reporters Parker Gabriel and Luca Evans preview the Broncos' Week 2 road game against the Indianapolis Colts. Can Bo Nix and Sean Payton bounce back from a shaky Week 1 outing? How will the Denver defense handle an interesting Indy offense and rookie tight end Tyler Warren? What's next role-wise for Broncos rookie first-rounder Jahdae Barron? All of that plus more on the biggest news of the week — the Broncos announcing Tuesday that they've selected Burnham yard as their preferred site for a future stadium. 

Broncos podcast: Everything you need to know about Denver's Week 2 matchup vs. Indy

This is episode 305 recorded on September 9th, 2025, where John & Jason drive across Missouri after the North America Collaboration Summit and discuss OneLake Security and other data topics in the news today.

For show notes please visit www.bifocal.show

Episode 305 - On the road with OneLake Security and other news

MLB Playoffs are here and the Tigers are playing. Slate is clean, forget the last few weeks, go to Cleveland and get some wins! We preview that series, and are also joined by Tigers prospects writer and contributor Emily Waldon (@EmilyCWaldon) to talk about covering minor league baseball, how she got into the media world, the Tigers, and more! The Lions pick up a win vs the Browns to improve to 3-1, some college football thoughts, the Super Bowl Halftime Show announcement in Tedertainment Tonight, and plenty more! Take a listen and hit us up @3pointpod!

Thanks also to: Memorial Healthcare Wellness Center, Rivals Taphouse & Grille, Nelson House Funeral Home, Nichols Painting, Success Group Mortgage & Servicing, Jacobs Insurance, AZee Branding Solutions, Shiawassee County Fair, SportsNet MI

3PP 379: Tigers - Guardians Preview, Tigers Prospect Writer Emily Waldon Joins Us, Lions Move to 3-1, Super Bowl Halftime Show Reax

Family offices sit at the intersection of complexity and innovation, where the stakes are high and trust is everything. The challenge isn’t just adopting new tools, but ensuring they deliver security, transparency, and personalization for ultra-high-net-worth families. In this environment, technology has shifted from back-office infrastructure to the front line of client engagement.

In this episode, host Shannon Rosic speaks with Dan Burke, chief technology officer and founding partner at Callan Family Office, about how CTOs balance innovation with risk, build client-driven tech roadmaps, and why reporting and data remain the backbone of digital transformation in wealth management.

They discuss:

- His journey from investment analyst to CTO and the founding of Callan Family Office
- Why ultra-high-net-worth families need more than just investment management
- The role of trust, data and assumptions in adopting AI tools
- How Callan approaches risk management, cybersecurity and process improvement
- The Tax Overlay Management program for after-tax optimization

Resources:

Listen to WealthStack on WealthManagement.com: https://bit.ly/4jZQmKi 
Subscribe and listen to WealthStack on Apple Podcasts: https://bit.ly/4cXKleN 
Subscribe and listen to WealthStack on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3RJwMG0 

Connect with Shannon Rosic:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shannonrosic/
WealthStack website: https://informaconnect.com/wealthstack/ 
WealthManagement.com: https://www.wealthmanagement.com

Connect with Dan Burke:
 
LinkedIn: Dan Burke - https://www.linkedin.com/in/burke-danielp/ 
Website: Callan Family Office - https://callanfamilyoffice.com/ 

About Our Guest:

Dan Burke serves as Chief Technology Officer at Callan Family Office and leads the development of the firm’s integrated technology offering for ultra-high-net-worth families and family offices.

Dan brings 20 years of tax-efficient portfolio construction and investment technology experience to his role guiding the firm’s technology strategy. He oversees data management, system integration, and the aggregated reporting platform that empowers Callan Family Office professionals to deliver customized advice and solutions. Dan manages a key component of this platform, CFO’s Tax Overlay Management program, and works directly with clients to design portfolios that seek to maximize after-tax, net-of-fee investment returns.

In addition to his technology leadership, Dan serves as a Co-Chair of the Callan Family Office Investment Committee.

Previously, Dan was Managing Director and Head of Institutional OCIO at Wells Fargo Private Bank, leading investment management for its largest institutional and philanthropic clients. He also held senior roles at Abbot Downing, where he led portfolio construction and developed the firm’s tax-efficient portfolio management framework. Dan began his career as an investment analyst at Morgan Stanley.

Dan earned his MBA with High Honors from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, specializing in Finance, Econometrics, and Statistics. He holds a BBA in Finance, Magna Cum Laude, from Bowling Green State University and is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA).

The WealthStack Podcast: Inside the CTO Mindset at a Modern Family Office with Dan Burke

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Denver Broncos podcast hosted by NFL beat writers Ryan McFadden and Parker Gabriel.

3 guys, 3 generations, all from the same mid-Michigan town of Corunna. We all played multiple varsity sports at a high level and are currently working as members of the sports media.

Ted, the Baby Boomer of the bunch, attended Central Michigan University and since the mid 80’s has hosted The Sports Forum radio show and called high school play-by-play of a multitude of sports.

Our Generation-X co-host, Matt Burns, moved on from Corunna where he was a record setting wide receiver and graduated from Grand Valley State University. He now makes his living at ESPN.

Our youngest viewpoints will come from the Millennial of the trio Jerod Fattal. J-Rod starred at quarterback for the Cavaliers graduating in 2017, recently graduated from GVSU, and is working at Bally Sports Detroit.

Along with our unique 3 generation look at sports, pop culture, and current events, we have on a wide variety of guests; from ESPN's Ryan McGee, Ferris St. Head Football coach Tony Annese, media personalities Annie Agar and Wes Blankenship, ESPN Detroit Lions Insider Eric Woodyard, and plenty more!

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