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Better News: Wake-up call inspires newsroom to rethink coverage of Black communities

Gannett’s Knoxville News Sentinel in Tennessee got a wake-up call that prompted its newsroom to rethink how the paper covered the city’s Black community. With the help of former Better News guest Cynthia Benjamin, the News Sentinel paired a free one-year subscription with a Facebook group to create the Digital Advisory Group or “The DAG” for…

Babyface

WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with 12-time Grammy winner Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds, who performs live at MGM National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland this Saturday and Sunday. They discuss his prolific career writing hits for Boyz II Men, TLC, Toni Braxton, Whitney Houston and Usher, as well as recording his own solo hits like…

764: Making Fitness Fun With Matt Kasee

Matt Kasee is brining a lot of fun into fitness at his gym, Trilogy Fitness Systems in Cincinnati. Owner, trainer, teacher and dog dad to the gym’s 3-legged “director of puplic relations” Lilly. In this episode we discuss Matt’s extensive knowledge and experience in fitness, how he brings fun and community into the gym and…

Ellen Bryan, TV host and former Miss Ohio

TV host and Miss Ohio 2011 Ellen Bryan joins Squats and Margaritas to talk about her body image and disordered eating struggle that developed during her time in beauty pageants and how she has transitioned to life as a working mom with an infant.

Tommy Prine

WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with singer/songwriter Tommy Prine, the son of the late songwriting legend John Prine, as he unveils his first album tomorrow night at City Winery in Washington D.C. They discuss his father’s enteral Americana legacy and how it inspired his own career as a musician.