Tales From the Beat

Episode 138: Auto Journalist Greg Migliore

Auto journalist Greg Migliore is back to just talk cars with host, journalist Ed Garsten. Greg discusses a couple of new vehicles he's driven lately, the Lincoln Navigator and Land Rover Defender OCTA. The guys also discuss new car trends, the art of reviewing vehicles and why Ed doesn't review vehicles anymore.

Tales From the Beat Episode 137-Communicator/Podcaster Christopher Barger

Communicator/Podcaster Christopher Barger discusses with host Ed Garsten coverage of the recent shooting at the White House Correspondents Association dinner, getting the word out as the number of journalists diminishes, how to get through partisan noise, and his new podcast.

Tales From the Beat Episode 136

After a career that spanned more than two decades at CNN and years as an independent producer, David Bernknopf found himself looking for work and found it running an investigative unit at a TV operation in Alaska. He wrote a novel informed by his experiences in the 49th state that's humorous but also takes on serious journalistic issues. He discusses "Two Years on Another Planet...or is it Alaska," the issues he encountered, plus the state of journalism and CNN with former CNN colleague and podcast host Ed Garsten.

Episode 135: Auto Journalist Gerry Conover

Gerry Conover has a unique view of both the auto and newsindustries after spending more than years at Ford Motor Co. and 45 years as ajournalist. He’s journalist Ed Garsten’s guest on episode 135 of Tales From theBeat, the podcast that looks at news and PR from both sides of the scrimmageline. In the episode, Gerry offers his frank views on auto news coverage, PRpractices and discusses his auto newsletter that’s always stuffed with insideindustry info.

Episode 134: Auto Journalist/Author Matt DeLorenzo

In episode 134 of Tales From the Beat, host Ed Garstenwelcomes longtime journalist Matt DeLorenzo....the former editor of Road &Track and Autoweek magazines, Freelance Writer, Author and Editor-in-Chief of TightwadGarage.com. They discuss Matt’s new book “Mercedes-AMG: Race BredPerformance, the evolving EV and electrified vehicle story, whether it’s been covered fairly, the role of automakers in shaping the story, how the decimation of the automotive media has affected coverage of the industry overall and where Matt looks for authoritative auto coverage.