Alanna Autler is an investigative reporter for CBS Dallas-Fort Worth with a focus on consumer pieces.

We talk about how to nail a confrontational ambush interview, her story about Tennessee teachers using corporal punishment on students with disabilities, and how she cut her investigative chops early in her career covering a public health crisis in West Virginia.

Brendan Keefe is the chief investigative reporter at NBC Atlanta. He's won more than 85 Emmys and 3 National Edward R. Murrows, among other prestigious journalism awards.

In the second half of our conversation, we talk about the time he went on the "Craigslist of guns" to buy a former police weapon for a story, the ethical questions that came up when he embedded with the U.S. Army in Iraq, and why working in New York City wasn't conducive to him doing his best work.

Brendan Keefe is the chief investigative reporter at NBC Atlanta. He's won more than 85 Emmys and 3 National Edward R. Murrows, among other prestigious journalism awards.

Brendan and I discuss the weekly "60 Minutes-style" investigative show he leads, his stories about a corrupt police department that led to wholesale personnel changes (including officers that seemingly arrested a woman on a coin flip), and how he went about fixing a national problem in the 911 dispatch system.

Josh Einiger is a reporter at ABC New York, the #1 station in the country's largest market.

We discuss the grind of being in Paris to cover the Notre Dame fire, why he says the best TV comes out of reporters not knowing all the information, the whiplash you can feel as a traveling national correspondent, and how a bit of tenacity landed him at the Neverland Ranch covering Michael Jackson's death for Fox News.

Major Garrett is the Chief Washington Correspondent for CBS News and host of the politics/pop culture podcast "The Takeout."

We talk about the coveted interview he landed recently with a high-ranking White House official, his face-off with President Obama over the Iran deal that put him in the headlines, what the work expectations at CBS News are in covering the unpredictable Trump presidency, and where to find the best stories in Washington.

Check out his podcast and his latest book, Mr. Trump's Wild Ride!

Lauren Magiera is the first female sports anchor and reporter to work for the legendary WGN in Chicago.

We talk about the unpleasant social media reaction to her historic hiring, how she manages to find fresh storylines during long seasons, what one of this year's Oscar-nominated films taught a Blackhawks player about hockey and life, and who the best soundbites in Chicago sports are, including a Bears running back who told her to call him "Big Daddy".

Elex Michaelson is the main evening anchor at Fox11 Los Angeles and a veteran journalist in the nation's 2nd-largest TV market.

We discuss how he accidentally ended up covering Lamar Odom's overdose in Las Vegas, his recent one-on-one interview with Kim Kardashian, how he approaches questioning President Donald Trump, and some of the amazing "pay it forward" stories he's helped facilitate in southern California.

Elex hosts "The Issue Is" on Fox11 Friday nights at 10:30 and on Fox2 San Francisco at 6:30 a.m. Saturday mornings.

His podcast "The Issue Is" can be found here.

Jeff Butera is the evening anchor at ABC Fort Myers, FL and the author of the broadcast journalism guidebook "Write Like You Talk."

We talk about why cliches and "cop-speak" pepper newscasts and what some of the worst offenses are, covering 9/11 as a college student, the people Jeff still remembers from Hurricane Katrina, and a piece he did on the shocking dangers of giving birth in America.

Check out his book: http://www.writelikeyoutalk.com

Matt Pearl is a reporter at NBC Atlanta and author of "The Solo Video Journalist."

We talk about what Matt recently taught students at a storytelling workshop, the best untold Atlanta stories he's discovered, the endurance it takes to cover an Olympics (he's been to three!), and the story of an ex-con who rescued a toddler that ended up on NBC Nightly News.

Matt also has a great podcast of his own called Telling The Story - http://tellingthestoryblog.com/category/podcasts/

Craig Stevens is the longtime evening anchor at 7News Miami, the Fox affiliate.

We talk about how he handles anchoring for hours on end during hurricane coverage, how his ad-libbing skills were put to the test during the 2000 presidential election, why Cuba denied his visa to cover Fidel Castro's funeral and what it's really like to start your career in a mailroom.