Behind the Byline

Behind the Byline

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Behind the Byline episodes

  • ARTober and the Nate Abate Trial
    MMG Editor-in-Chief Amelia Wu, KCPR News Director Emmy Burrus, and Assistant KCPR News Director Emma Montalbano recap the top stories from the week of October 18th.

    Highlighted this week is Mustang News Reporter Layla Shuman's coverage of ARTober. Amelia, Emmy, and Emma also sit down with Mustang News Contributer Chloe Hodge to discuss her coverage of the Nate Abate trial. 

    Check out the rest of KCPR's podcasts on our website, kcpr.org/podcasts! 
    21 min
  • On Campus Protests
    MMG Editor-in-Chief Amelia Wu, KCPR News Director Emmy Burrus, and Assistant KCPR News Director Emma Montalbano recap the top stories from the week of October 11th.

    Highlighted this week Amelia, Emmy, and Emma discuss the recent TPUSA speaker event, what goes into covering on campus protests, and breaking news. 

    Check out the rest of KCPR's podcasts on our website, kcpr.org/podcasts! 
    20 min
  • Weed All About It
    MMG Editor-in-Chief Chloe Lovejoy and KCPR News Reporter Emma Montalbano bring you a special episode on the new edition of The Peak, Mustang Media Group's first ever magazine.

    Highlighted this week is Mustang News investigative reporter Jeremy Garza's new column Weed All About It. Emma, Chloe, and Jeremy also take the perfect coffee shop quiz featured in this issue of The peak.

    Check out the rest of KCPR's podcasts on our website, kcpr.org/podcasts!
    24 min
  • 2024 Open House and The Rodeo
    MMG Editor-in-Chief Chloe Lovejoy and KCPR News Reporter Emma Montalbano recap top stories from the week of April 19th.

    Highlighted this week is a brief recap of the 2024 Cal Poly Open House. Emma and Chloe also bring in Natalie Levesque to discuss her coverage of the behind the scenes of the annual Poly Royal Rodeo.

    Check out the rest of KCPR's podcasts on our website, kcpr.org/podcasts!
    11 min
  • Graphic Arts Bathroom and Cal Poly Foundation Divestments
    MMG Editor-in-Chief Chloe Lovejoy and KCPR News Reporter Emma Montalbano recap top stories from the week of April 12th

    Highlighted this week is KCPR news reporter Jessica Carp's story on the mysterious bathroom in the Graphic Arts building. She went to talk with graphic communications professor Ken Macro to find out the origins of the wacky water closet. 

    Emma and Chloe bring in Mustang News investigative reporter Owen Levine to discuss his investigation into the Cal Poly Foundation’s investment portfolio.

    Check out the rest of KCPR's podcasts on our website, kcpr.org/podcasts!
    28 min
  • SLO French Group & Garage Rock Revival Music Festival
    MMG Editor-in-Chief Chloe Lovejoy and KCPR News Reporter Emma Montalbano recap top stories from the week of March 1.

    Highlighted this week is one of Emma's own stories! She went to talk with member's of SLO's French Group, a like-minded community who meet together often to practice their french.

    Emma and Chloe bring in Layla Shuman to discuss the "Garage Rock Revival Music Festival", a concert that took place in January at the San Luis Obispo Veterans Hall.

    Check out the rest of KCPR's podcasts on our website, kcpr.org/podcasts!
    19 min
  • When Bike Night Wheels Through Town
    MMG Editor-in-Chief Chloe Lovejoy and KCPR News Reporter Emma Montalbano recap top stories from the week of Feb. 23.

    This week, Reporter McKenna Rodriguez highlights Touch By Angels, a new Korean cafe located on Marsh St.

    News Reporter Cole Pressler hops on the podcast to talk about his latest reporting on "Bike Night", a monthly stampede of cyclists that take over the streets of downtown San Luis Obispo.

    Click here to read the article, written by Cole Pressler and pictures taken by Aidan Dillon, on KCPR's website.

    Check out the rest of KCPR's podcasts on our website, kcpr.org/podcasts!
    15 min
  • Craft Center Reopens, and a New Must-Listen Morning Sports Show
    MMG Editor-in-Chief Chloe Lovejoy and KCPR News Reporter Emma Montalbano recap top stories from the week of Feb. 9.

    Click here to read about the ASI Craft Center's renovations that took place during the winter of the 2023-2024 academic year.

    You can listen to Saddle Up Sports from 9AM - 10AM on KCPR.org or on 91.3 FM airwaves in San Luis Obispo.

    Check out the rest of KCPR's podcasts on our website, kcpr.org/podcasts!
    15 min
  • Cal Poly Faculty Strike and Protests
    MMG Editor-in-Chief Chloe Lovejoy and KCPR News Reporter Emma Montalbano recap top stories from the week of Jan. 26.

    Click here to read Mustang News' reporting on the CFA strike!

    Check out the rest of KCPR's podcasts on our website, kcpr.org/podcasts!
    20 min
  • "The Peak": San Luis Obispo's Newest Magazine
    MMG Editor-in-Chief Chloe Lovejoy and KCPR News Reporter Emma Montalbano recap top stories from the week of Jan. 19.

    In this episode, Chloe and Emma bring in former Roundup host Catherine Allen to talk about the creation of "The Peak", Mustang Media Group's first ever magazine.

    Check out the rest of KCPR's podcasts on our website, kcpr.org/podcasts!
    21 min

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Mustang News Editor-in-Chief Kaylin O'Connell and KCPR News Director Cayden Tan share weekly sit-down interviews with reporters and impactful community members. New episodes air on KCPR 91.3 FM…