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Sun Journal podcast episode 17 (1/12/12)

January 12th, 2012, 6:02 pm by

On this episode, our sports team returns for a lively chat; Managing Editor Randy Foster reads his latest column; and Jim Davis, executive director for the Craven County Economic Development Commission, is interviewed by Randy Foster.

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File format: MP3, 128 kbps

Total run time: 26 minutes, 5 seconds

Bumper music from Tom Cusack of Leafy Lane Productions, the public domain and Kevin MacLeod, with the track, “Mandeville.”

Intro: 00:00 – 00:54

Sports chat with Adam Thompson and Kevin Travis: 00:55 – 11:04

Randy Foster reading “A small town called Trent Road“: 11:05 – 14:13

Randy Foster interviewing Jim Davis: 14:14 – 24:54

Outro: 24:55 – 26:05

Sun Journal podcast episode 16 (1/5/12)

January 5th, 2012, 8:01 pm by

On this episode, our managing editor talks about our relatively recent newsmaker of the year tradition and we return to our newsroom interview series with a chat with Jennifer Swartz, our print editor.

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File format: MP3, 128 kbps

Total run time: 17 minutes, 7 seconds

Intro: 00:00 – 00:55

Randy Foster reading “Mission Control, we have  a tradition“: 00:56 – 4:59

Interview with Jennifer Swartz, print editor: 5:00 – 15:47

Outro: 15:48 – 17:07

Sun Journal podcast episode 15 (12/8/11)

December 9th, 2011, 3:28 pm by

On this episode, our managing editor muses about a day in the life of his haphazard 6-year-old son, Mark; our sports team discusses the final local games of the state football championships; and a column pays homage to the journalism profession.

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File format: MP3, 128 kbps

Total run time: 21 minutes, 30 seconds

Bumper music written and produced by Kevin MacLeod.

Intro: 00:00 – 00:54

Randy Foster reading, “A day in the life of Calamity Mark“: 00:55 – 4:27

Kevin Travis and Adam Thompson sports discussion: 4:28 – 17:24

Randy Foster reading, “You ever wonder about journalists?“: 17:25 – 20:25

Outro: 20:26 – 21:30

Sun Journal podcast episode 14 (12/1/11)

December 1st, 2011, 3:49 pm by

On this episode, we continue our newsroom interview series with Sports Editor Kevin Travis and our sports reporters discuss local football games from last week, as well as the upcoming state championship final games this weekend.

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File format: MP3, 128 kbps

Total run time: 25 minutes, 40 seconds

Bumper music written and produced by Kevin MacLeod.

Intro: 00:00 – 00:46

Interview with Sports Editor Kevin Travis: 00:47 – 9:15

Kevin Travis and Adam Thompson sports discussion: 9:16 – 24:54

Outro: 24:55 – 25:40

Sun Journal podcast episode 13 (11/17/11)

November 17th, 2011, 10:09 pm by

On this episode, our sports reporters discusses round three of football playoffs; our managing editor comments on a change two decades in the making; and we continue the newsroom interview series with Charlie Hall.

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File format: Mp3, 128 kbps

Total run time: 28 minutes, 30 seconds

Bumper music written and produced by Kevin MacLeod.

Intro: 00:00 – 00:56

Kevin Travis and Adam Thompson sports discussion: 00:56 – 13:19

Managing Editor Randy Foster reads the column, “What’s up their sleeves?“: 13:20 – 16:04

Interview with Arts & Entertainment, Pamlico County Reporter Charlie Hall: 16:05 – 27:40

Outro: 27:41 – 28:30

Sun Journal podcast episode 12 (11/10/11)

November 10th, 2011, 2:34 pm by

On this episode, we continue our series of newsroom interviews with Managing Editor Randy Foster interviewing Sports Reporter Adam Thompson; an editorial celebrates the 90th anniversary of the Climbers Club; and Sports Editor Kevin Travis and Sports Reporter Adam Thompson discuss the second round of state football playoffs.

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File format: MP3, 128kbps

Bumper music written and produced by Kevin MacLeod.

Intro: 00:00 – 1:00

Managing Editor Randy Foster interviews Sports Reporter Adam Thompson: 1:01 – 10:11

Reading of the editorial, “Happy birthday, Climbers Club“: 10:12 – 13:29

Kevin Travis and Adam Thompson sports discussion: 13:30 – 25:19

Outro: 25:20 – 26:52

Sun Journal podcast episode 11 (11/3/11)

November 3rd, 2011, 2:01 pm by

On this episode, Online Editor Jason Lauritzen reads excerpts from the recently-released book, “Emus Loose in Egnar: Big Stories from Small Towns” and interviews members of the Sun Journal newsroom, asking for their thoughts on working at a smaller newspaper, and Sports Editor Kevin Travis and Sports Reporter Adam Thompson discuss football playoff prospects.

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File format: MP3, 128 kbps

Total run time: 28 minutes, 39 seconds

Bumper music features the tracks “Quasi Motion” and “Faster Does It” by Kevin MacLeod, as well as a track by Tom Cusack of Leafy Lane productions.

Intro: 00:00 – 00:48

Segment on small-town newspapers: 00:49 – 15:32

Kevin Travis and Adam Thompson sports discussion: 15:33 – 27:07

Outro: 27:08 – 28:39

Podcast widget added to Sun Journal website

October 31st, 2011, 2:02 pm by

If you’ve visited our homepage lately and scrolled down the right rail, you’ve probably noticed a new addition. In between our Twitter widget and local business directory we’ve added a podcast widget. This is actually a pretty powerful little widget.

Most audio player widgets can only handle one file — a limitation for playlist-based things like podcasts. Not a problem with our widget. It grabs data directly from our podcast RSS feed, so it can handle quite a bit. What I like most about it is its tab interface. By default, it opens latest tab, which displays the 10 most recent items — whether they be news updates or podcast episodes. If you click on the audio tab, you’ll just get podcast episodes. Click on the news tab and you’ll get news updates related to the podcast.

Directly below the main audio interface (the player buttons), there’s another set of tabs. Playlist brings up the various tabs I just mentioned; details delivers text (like episode information for a podcast); share allows you to link to items in the player; the RSS icon gives you a list of buttons for subscribing to the podcast; and the “I” gives you general info on the player.

And best of all, the player allows you to stream any recent episode directly from our website. This is great for people that just want to sample the podcast or are only interested in listening to the latest episode. You can subscribe to our podcast by using the RSS feed or going to the iTunes store.

Sun Journal podcast episode 10 (10/27/11)

October 27th, 2011, 12:43 pm by

On this episode of the Sun Journal podcast, Managing Editor Randy Foster reflects on some events from the past two weeks; Online Editor Jason Lauritzen interviews people involved with Ghostwalk and hears some local ghost stories; and continuing our series of newsroom interviews, reporter Francine Sawyer is interviewed by Randy Foster.

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File format: MP3, 128 kbps

Total run time: 24 minutes, 25 seconds

Bumper music features the tracks “Niles Blues,” “Dark Hallway” and “Whiskey on the Mississippi” by Kevin MacLeod, as well as a track by Tom Cusack of Leafy Lane Productions.

Intro: 00:00 – 1:24

Randy Foster reading the editorial “Noteworthy on a Sunday morning“: 1:25 – 4:49

Story segment on Ghostwalk: 4:50 – 16:28

Randy Foster interviews reporter Francine Sawyer: 16:29 – 23:35

Outro: 23:36 – 24:25

Sun Journal podcast episode 9 (10/20/11)

October 20th, 2011, 8:23 pm by

On this episode of the Sun Journal podcast Managing Editor Randy Foster talks about the latest edition to his household (his 15-year-old son), we hear a piece of music from a live performance by harpsichordist Elaine Funaro, Randy Foster interviews reporter Eddie Fitzgerald and Kevin Travis and Adam Thompson talk playoff prospects in sports.

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Show notes:

File format: MP3, 128 kbps

Total run time: 23 minutes, 6 seconds

Bumper music written and produced by Kevin MacLeod.

Intro: 00:00 – 1:30

Randy Foster reading, “Another addition to the old Foster home“: 1:31 – 4:55

Harpsichordist Elaine Funaro performs a short piece of music: 4:56 – 5:44

Randy Foster interviews reporter Eddie Fitzgerald: 5:45 – 10:18

Kevin Travis and Adam Thompson talk sports playoff prospects: 10:19 – 21:41

Outro: 21:42 – 23:06

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