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Aron Bender hosts The News Bender Podcast, spending a lot of time talking with a lot of media people about their lives and journeys, both personal and professional. But lately I'm just doing relatively quick conversations with reporters and others about their life and work during the coronavirus pandemic. This episode features KESQ Palm Springs Assistant News Director Tim Kiley. We talk about what it's like to still go in to the newsroom everyday, the difficulties of home schooling, and when's the best time to hit the grocery store. Connect with Tim: Twitter KESQ ••• Support the sponsors who support The News Bender Podcast with Aron Bender: GreenPathScience.com for all your CBD needs! Coupon code BENDER for 25% off! OksanaEnrichment.com to start your Oksana® Enrichment remote learning branch today! ••• Music courtesy of Jake Warner at The Big Brother Jake Podcast: Apple Podcasts SoundCloud Facebook Twitter Jingle courtesy of Bradley Hampton acappellaizer@gmail.com

Aron Bender hosts The News Bender Podcast, and lately's talking with his media friends about life and work during the coronavirus pandemic. This episode features "Big Brother Jake" Warner, host of The Big Brother Jake Podcast. He also works at PodcastOne and runs audio for Clippers and Kings games at Staples Center. We talk about his podcast, how he's adjusting to life without working basketball and hockey games, and coordinating quarantines. And we get to listen to the beat he made just for The News Bender Podcast with Aron Bender!! Connect with Jake: Twitter Instagram The Big Brother Jake Podcast Apple Podcasts SoundCloud Facebook ••• Support the sponsors who support The News Bender Podcast with Aron Bender: GreenPathScience.com for all your CBD needs! Coupon code BENDER for 25% off! OksanaEnrichment.com to start your Oksana® Enrichment remote learning branch today! ••• Music courtesy of Jake Warner at The Big Brother Jake Podcast: Apple Podcasts SoundCloud Facebook Twitter Jingle courtesy of Bradley Hampton acappellaizer@gmail.com

Aron Bender talks with reporters and others in media about how they're dealing with the coronavirus pandemic, how it's changed the way they live and work. This episode features CNBC Fast Money's Guy Adami. We get into the economy and stock market, how he handles doing Fast Money by phone from his home in New Jersey, and what it's been like going from just him and his wife at the house to having all three kids home from college -- including a son who was studying abroad in Italy! Connect with Guy: Twitter CNBC's Fast Money ••• Support the sponsors who support The News Bender Podcast: GreenPathScience.com for all your CBD needs! Coupon code BENDER for 25% off! OksanaEnrichment.com to start your Oksana® Enrichment remote learning branch today! ••• Music courtesy of Jake Warner at The Big Brother Jake Podcast: Apple Podcasts SoundCloud Facebook Twitter Jingle courtesy of Bradley Hampton acappellaizer@gmail.com

Aron Bender is talking with reporters and others in media about their experiences dealing with and covering the coronavirus pandemic. In this episode I talk with BEONDTV's Carlos Amezcua. He spent nearly three decades anchoring TV news in Los Angeles on KTLA and Fox 11, and spent some time hosting radio shows and doing TV in San Diego. Now he's helped create BEOND.TV, hosting a morning show with Lisa Remillard that can also be seen on KDOC-TV weekday mornings at 8 in Southern California. I talk with Carlos about reconnecting with his wife after she self-isolated following a cut-short business trip to Israel, how many Jenga towers he's collapsed while quarantining, and his go-to snack in times of crisis. Connect with Carlos: Carlos & Lisa on BEOND.TV Twitter Instagram Dave Amezcua in AWOLNATION ••• Jingle courtesy of Bradley Hampton acappellaizer@gmail.com ••• Music provided by NoCopyrightNation Track: Altro - Epic [NCN Release] Watch: https://youtu.be/Ove9aWhwtA8 Stream/Download: https://ncn.ffm.to/altrox-epic

Aron Bender continues his series of conversations with reporters and others in media about their experiences dealing with and covering the coronavirus pandemic. This episode features comedian turned radio guy turned real estate agent Justin Worsham. I worked with Justin in radio for a few years. He's such a great guy. And hilarious! We talk about life in real estate during self-isolation, how his wife and sons are handling things, and what he's binging on! Connect with Justin: Instagram JustinWorsham.com for all your real estate needs. Justin@VonKeithProperties.com The Dad Podcast ••• Jingle courtesy of Bradley Hampton acappellaizer@gmail.com ••• Music provided by NoCopyrightNation Track: Altro - Epic [NCN Release] Watch: https://youtu.be/Ove9aWhwtA8 Stream/Download: https://ncn.ffm.to/altrox-epic

Aron Bender talks with journalists and media personalities about their experiences dealing with and covering coronavirus. In this episode I talk with LAist and KPCC writer and editor Ryan Fonseca, who is also one of my colleagues teaching in the Journalism Department at Cal State Northridge. We get into what it's like working at home with his wife, their social distance experience getting fresh air at Griffith Park, and how a self-described "not a puzzle guy" ended up with a 1000-piece jigsaw! Read more about The News Bender Podcast with Aron Bender: Coronavirus Conversation with Ryan. Connect with Ryan: Twitter Ryan at LAist and KPCC ••• Jingle courtesy of Bradley Hampton acappellaizer@gmail.com ••• Music provided by NoCopyrightNation Track: Altro - Epic [NCN Release] Watch: https://youtu.be/Ove9aWhwtA8 Stream/Download: https://ncn.ffm.to/altrox-epic

Aron Bender continues his series of conversations with people in media about their experiences dealing with and covering coronavirus. In this episode I talk with ESPN's Travis Rodgers about the transition to remote broadcasting, home life, and how he talks to his teenage kids about the pandemic. You can hear Travis weekday mornings on ESPN Los Angeles 710 with Keyshawn and LZ. Connect with Travis: Twitter Instagram Facebook Listen to Mornings with Keyshawn, Travis and LZ ••• Jingle courtesy of Bradley Hampton acappellaizer@gmail.com ••• Music provided by NoCopyrightNation Track: Altro - Epic [NCN Release] Watch: https://youtu.be/Ove9aWhwtA8 Stream/Download: https://ncn.ffm.to/altrox-epic

Aron Bender's continuing series of conversations with reporters and others in media about their experiences covering and dealing with coronavirus. Host of KCRW's All Things Considered, Larry Perel, joins me to chat about challenges of working remotely, having one of his daughters move back home during the pandemic while the other is staying in Florida, and what he's binging on now that he's home all the time. Connect with Larry: Twitter KCRW ••• Jingle courtesy of Bradley Hampton acappellaizer@gmail.com ••• Music provided by NoCopyrightNation Track: Altro - Epic [NCN Release] Watch: https://youtu.be/Ove9aWhwtA8 Stream/Download: https://ncn.ffm.to/altrox-epic

Aron Bender's continuing series of conversations with reporters and others in media about their experiences covering and dealing with the coronavirus pandemic. Fox 11 anchor and host Elex Michaelson was the first guest of The News Bender Podcast when it started in February 2019. He's back to talk about what his life has been like the last few weeks, including his new show with Dr. Drew Pinsky called "Coronavirus Crisis" every night at 7. You can watch Elex every weeknight on the 5 and 10pm newscasts on Fox 11, and Friday nights hosting "The Issue Is" at 10:30. I talk with Elex about the logistics of doing all these shows, how his family's doing, and the importance of self-care when it feels like the world is out of control. Here's the first episode of The News Bender Podcast with Aron Bender featuring Elex last year. Connect with Elex: Twitter Instagram Facebook The Issue Is Podcast Fox 11 ••• Jingle courtesy of Bradley Hampton acappellaizer@gmail.com ••• Music provided by NoCopyrightNation Track: Altro - Epic [NCN Release] Watch: https://youtu.be/Ove9aWhwtA8 Stream/Download: https://ncn.ffm.to/altrox-epic

Aron Bender is back with The News Bender Podcast, focusing (for now) on life for reporters and others in media covering and dealing with the coronavirus pandemic. In this episode I talk with Business Insider Senior Editor Bryan Logan about how he's handling the "new normal." We worked together in radio for a few years but now he's driving the transportation beat at BI. Check out his stories here. I talk with Bryan about working remotely, his plans for a 4am run to Vons, and his analysis of what's to come in the transportation industry. Connect with Bryan: Twitter ••• Jingle courtesy of Bradley Hampton acappellaizer@gmail.com ••• Music provided by NoCopyrightNation Track: Altro - Epic [NCN Release] Watch: https://youtu.be/Ove9aWhwtA8 Stream/Download: https://ncn.ffm.to/altrox-epic

Aron Bender returns with new episodes of The News Bender Podcast, focusing on life for reporters and people in media dealing with the coronavirus pandemic. In this episode I'm joined by Beto Duran, a podcaster, sports reporter, commentator and host. He calls himself "Mr. 1099" because of all of his freelance work. But how's he doing now that sports is on hold? We talk about life with middle- and high-schoolers in self-isolation, how much Univision he's been watching with his parents, and how tortillas play into his perception of the pandemic. Listen to The News Bender Podcast with Aron Bender featuring Beto last year. Connect with Beto: Twitter Instagram Living the Dream Podcast Let's Go Ricky Ro! Podcast ••• Jingle courtesy of Bradley Hampton acappellaizer@gmail.com ••• Music provided by NoCopyrightNation Track: Altro - Epic [NCN Release] Watch: https://youtu.be/Ove9aWhwtA8 Stream/Download: https://ncn.ffm.to/altrox-epic

Aron Bender is back with new episodes of The News Bender Podcast, starting a series of conversations with people in media about how they're covering and dealing with the coronavirus pandemic. In this episode I talk with ESPN host/reporter Jorge Sedano. You can hear him weekdays 10am-noon on 710 ESPN Los Angeles, and he's one of ESPN's NBA sideline reporters. We get into how he's adjusting to all-of-a-sudden working from home (he just moved last week!) after spending the last few years traveling, and how he handles being a sports talk radio host when sports is pretty much canceled. Listen to The News Bender Podcast with Aron Bender episode featuring Sedano last year. Connect with Jorge: Twitter Instagram Sedano Show on Apple Podcasts ••• Jingle courtesy of Bradley Hampton acappellaizer@gmail.com ••• Music provided by NoCopyrightNation Track: Altro - Epic [NCN Release] Watch: https://youtu.be/Ove9aWhwtA8 Stream/Download: https://ncn.ffm.to/altrox-epic

Aron Bender talks with Kacey Montoya, a reporter and weathercaster at KTLA in Los Angeles. She joined the station in 2013 after working in Oregon, Palm Springs and West Virginia. The Orange County native spent her childhood in Dallas but returned to LA to go to Cal State Northridge for her broadcast journalism degree. Kacey uses her platform to help dogs with her Fix' n Fidos Non-Profit Spay/Neuter program. She's won awards for her reporting on the Pawsitive Change inmate/canine program. And what's a conversation with Liberté Chan's best friend without some yoga talk!https://twitter.com/kaceymontoyahttps://www.instagram.com/kaceymontoya/https://www.facebook.com/kaceymontoyaTV/https://www.fixnfidos.comhttps://www.instagram.com/pawsitivechangeprogram/https://www.facebook.com/pawsitivechangeprogram/•••Support The News Bender Podcast by supporting our sponsors:Don Francisco's Coffeehttps://www.donfranciscos.com/shop•••Jingle courtesy of Bradley & Jammie Hamptonacappellaizer@gmail.com

Aron Bender talks with Ralph Garman, the actor, comedian and impressionist who hosts The Ralph Report Podcast, co-hosts the Hollywood Babble-On Podcast with Kevin Smith, was on Kevin & Bean on KROQ for nearly 20 years, hosted The Joe Schmo Show, and has a bunch of movie and TV credits -- including all kinds of voices on Family Guy. Ralph's originally from Philadelphia, and way back when drove to Los Angeles to pursue his acting career. He eventually fell into radio, and his fill-in gig with Kevin and Bean lasted 18 years. We cover his love for all things Batman (especially the original, Adam West), balancing work and family, how he and his wife dealt with the loss of one of their prematurely born twins, being thrust into 9/11 coverage, why he doesn't turn down any requests for impressions (his Arnold Schwarzenegger is legendary!), and how podcasting saved his life.Subscribe to The Ralph Report Podcasthttps://theralphreport.comThe Hollywood Babble-On Podcast with Ralph Garman & Kevin Smithhttps://www.smodcast.com/channel/hollywoodbabbleonFollow Ralph on social media:https://www.instagram.com/ralphgarman/https://twitter.com/ralphgarman•••Support The News Bender Podcast by supporting our sponsors:Don Francisco's Coffeehttps://www.donfranciscos.com/shop•••Jingle courtesy of Bradley & Jammie Hamptonacappellaizer@gmail.com

Aron Bender talks with Fritz Coleman, who does weather at NBC4 in Los Angeles. He joined Channel 4 in 1982 after being discovered while doing stand-up comedy. Fritz grew up in the Philadelphia area, went to Temple University in Phillie and Salem College in West Virginia, studying radio, TV and film. He used that education while in the US Navy. During his FM DJ days in Buffalo he tried comedy at an open mic night, and was hooked! A little while later Fritz picked up and drove out to Los Angeles to pursue his stand-up career, and ended up doing the weather on Channel 4 for nearly 40 years! His popularity exploded in the 1980's during NBC4's marketing campaign for his forecasts, "Fritz said it would be like this!" But he didn't forget about comedy. He was on The Tonight Show several times, still performs on stage, and is doing a one-man show "Defying Gravity" October 13th at Garry Marshall Theatre to raise money for The Toluca Lake Chamber of Commerce and the nonprofit Garry Marshall Theatre. Yes, Fritz is just as nice as you'd think he is! It was such an honor to talk with THE Fritz Coleman!Tickets for Fritz Coleman LIVE Sunday October 13th at Garry Marshall Theatre in Toluca Lake https://www.garrymarshalltheatre.org/fritzhttps://www.facebook.com/FritzNBCLA/•••Support The News Bender Podcast by supporting our sponsors:Don Francisco's Coffeehttps://www.donfranciscos.com/shop•••Jingle courtesy of Bradley & Jammie Hamptonacappellaizer@gmail.com

Aron Bender talks with Veronica Miracle, a reporter and fill-in anchor at ABC7 in Los Angeles. Before moving to Southern California in 2017 she worked at KFSN ABC30 in Fresno and KLEW-TV in tiny Lewiston, Idaho. The Washington State University alum was born in Japan but raised in the Seattle area. While Veronica was in high school her parents divorced, and then her dad went to federal prison for running a Ponzi scheme. He was released in early 2019. We talk about the challenges she's faced because of that experience, how it inspired her to pursue journalism, her story that helped a wrongly-arrested woman get out of jail, the news gathering app she's developing, getting her Master's from Syracuse, we swap "Fresno life" storiesg in Fresno, and how she adopted a rescue pup!https://www.facebook.com/ABC7Veronicahttps://www.twitter.com/abc7veronicahttps://www.instagram.com/abc7veronicaHear more about Veronica in her episode of The Career Stories Podcast with Natalie Brunell: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/veronica-miracle-kabc-reporter-anchor/id1451439126?i=1000430337655•••Support The News Bender Podcast by supporting our sponsors:Don Francisco's Coffeehttps://www.donfranciscos.com/shop•••Jingle courtesy of Bradley & Jammie Hamptonacappellaizer@gmail.com

Aron Bender talks with Josh Mankiewicz, a correspondent with Dateline NBC, covering stories for the news magazine since 1995. He was born in California but spent a lot of his childhood in Peru and Washington, DC, and saw his father, Kennedy Press Secretary Frank Mankiewicz, announce the death of Senator Robert Kennedy in 1968. Josh started as an intern with ABC News, worked local news in DC before rejoining ABC News as a correspondent in 1982, hooked up with WCBS-TV in New York City, moved to Los Angeles to work at the relatively new KCAL 9 News, and before joining Dateline NBC spent a minute reporting for the short-lived "Front Page" news magazine on the upstart Fox network. The Mankiewicz family is well known in the entertainment industry but Josh explains why he was never interested in the family business. We talk about how ABC News wasted their money sending him to a world-renowned voice coach. Let Josh be Josh, people! We talk about how all that traveling he did all those decades as a correspondent finally paid off when he met his wife ... at the airport! And we get into what makes a good Dateline NBC story, plus why he's so snarky on Twitter. Enjoy!https://twitter.com/joshmankiewiczhttps://www.facebook.com/JoshMankiewiczhttps://www.nbcnews.com/dateline•••Support The News Bender Podcast by supporting our sponsors:Don Francisco's Coffeehttps://www.donfranciscos.com/shop•••Jingle courtesy of Bradley & Jammie Hamptonacappellaizer@gmail.com

Aron Bender talks with Lindsay McCormick. She's a native of Houston, but other than covering sporting events that happened to be in Texas she's spent college and all of her more than decade-long career outside of the Lone Star State. She's now based in Los Angeles. Lindsay was supposed to go to school in Texas but without even telling her parents she applied to Auburn University in Alabama. She played "reporter" as a kid and has sports in her blood -- but it was on the sidelines of an Auburn football game that she fell in love with sports reporting. Lindsay has one of the more diverse résumés of any guest I've had on The News Bender Podcast. She interned and then worked at ESPN, worked for the network that carried the Portland Trailblazers, was a stunt double on TNT's "Leverage," covered the NFL for Esquire Magazine, was NBC Sunday Night Football's Social Host, landed a role in the film "The Bounce Back," covered the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight, hosts Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch and is partnering with ePlay Digital. I also talk with Lindsay about when she became the news instead of just covering it. She came forward in 2017 with a story involving an NFL Network executive asking her during an interview whether she was going to get "knocked up immediately like the rest of them." We go in-depth covering what went into the decision to go public, why she didn't name the executive, and how she survived the backlash. Throw in some listeria and an emergency appendectomy, and we've got ourselves a great episode of The News Bender Podcast!https://www.lindsaymccormick.com/https://www.instagram.com/lindsaymccormicksports/https://twitter.com/lindsaym_sportsEntrepreneur Elevator Pitchhttps://www.entrepreneur.com/watch/elevatorpitchLindsay McCormick on NFL Network Sexism: 'Badass Working Women' Deserve Morehttps://www.newsweek.com/lindsay-mccormick-nfl-sexism-badass-working-women-750872•••Support The News Bender Podcast by supporting our sponsors:Don Francisco's Coffeehttps://www.donfranciscos.com/shop•••Jingle courtesy of Bradley & Jammie Hamptonacappellaizer@gmail.com

Aron Bender talks with Todd Leitz, who's originally from the Boston area but he's lived in Los Angeles long enough I'm just going to call him a native. The UC San Diego graduate is the public address announcer at Dodger Stadium. Prior to starting that gig in 2015 the man with the beautiful beard narrowly missed becoming the San Diego Padres PA announcer at Petco Park, he was an EMT (is still certified), press deputy with LA City Councilman Tom LaBonge, spent 10 years as a reporter and anchor at KNX 1070 NewsRadio in Los Angeles, has done voiceover work, acting, a bit at KABC and a little time at the now defunct KFWB News 98. Don't forget his awesome band CORE (he plays harmonica and sings) and the Deadtime Stories podcast! Enjoy!https://www.instagram.com/toddleitz/https://twitter.com/TODD_LEITZCOREhttps://corejams.com/homeDeadtime Stories podcasthttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/deadtime-stories/id1467413919MySafe:LA Fire and Life Safety Educationhttp://www.mysafela.org/•••Support The News Bender Podcast by supporting our sponsors:Don Francisco's Coffeehttps://www.donfranciscos.com/shop•••Jingle courtesy of Bradley & Jammie Hamptonacappellaizer@gmail.com

Aron Bender talks with Matt Harmon, who almost died six years ago. He was radically depressed, overweight, and abusing substances and alcohol. In this episode I talk with the Yahoo! Sports football writer, analyst and podcast host about what plunged him down the rabbit hole, how he lost 100 pounds and pulled himself out of the darkness. Harmon is most well known for creating Reception Perception -- the ultimate analysis of NFL wide receivers widely used by fantasy footballers. Prior to joining Yahoo! Sports as a fantasy football expert and influencer he worked for the NFL Network and wrote for The Washington Post. The Game of Thrones fan and University of Lynchburg (then Lynchburg College) graduate grew up in Virginia.https://twitter.com/mattharmon_bybhttps://www.instagram.com/mattharmon_byb/http://receptionperception.comRookie Orientation podcasthttps://sports.yahoo.com/podcasts/rookieorientation/Rookie Orientation trailerhttps://www.instagram.com/p/Bxa9aKPlKNu/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link•••Support The News Bender Podcast by supporting our sponsors:Don Francisco's Coffeehttps://www.donfranciscos.com/shop•••Jingle courtesy of Bradley & Jammie Hamptonacappellaizer@gmail.com