On this episode we're joined by Kirk McKnight. Kirk is the editor-in-chief of The Eagle, a weekly newspaper in rural Washington that has been in existence since 1891. The paper recently came under new ownership. Kirk has previously been a writer and editor for a weekly newspaper in southwest Arizona, The Wickenburg Sun.

Kirk is also the author of two books about sports broadcasting. He's from Utah and a grad of BYU.

We talked to Kirk about his career transition from Las Vegas valet to community news journalist and book author. He explained how his newspaper is put together and the kind of stories it covers. He shares what he learned on the fly that allowed him to be this kind of journalist. And he told stories related to his favorite broadcaster interviews.

Kirk's salutes: Sportswriters Joe Posnanski and Susan Slusser.

Links to Kirk's books

Voices of Hockey

https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/voices-of-hockey-9781442262812/

Voices of Baseball

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-voices-of-baseball-kirk-mcknight/1121378748

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