Life After News
By Jason Ball
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Episodes: 55
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What happens when the newsroom lights go out—and life begins again?
Life After News explores the raw, funny, and deeply human stories of journalists who’ve walked away from the adrenaline of breaking news to reinvent themselves in surprising ways. Hosted by former TV news director Jason Ball, the podcast goes behind the headlines to talk with anchors, reporters, producers, and executives about identity, resilience, and what it takes to start over.
From career pivots to personal awakenings, these conversations reveal how the skills learned under deadline pressure translate into entirely new chapters of life. It’s not just about leaving the news—it’s about discovering what comes after.
Whether you’re in media, on the edge of a career change, or just fascinated by reinvention, Life After News is your invitation to listen in, learn, and maybe imagine your own next chapter.
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🎙️ Chase Cain Bet on Himself. Now He’s Betting on YouTube to Change Climate Coverage 🌎🎥
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Mar 24, 2026 |
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🎙️ From the Fall of the Soviet Union to “Superpower California,” Markos Kounalakis has seen it all
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Mar 17, 2026 |
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🎙️ Paul Magers on Sobriety, Newsroom Successes, and a Night with Paul McCartney
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Mar 10, 2026 |
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🎙️ From Anchor to Attorney: Hema Mullur’s Reinvention Story
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Mar 03, 2026 |
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🎙️ He Ran WABC at Its Peak and Became My Mentor. Bart Feder’s Life After News
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Feb 24, 2026 |
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🎙️ Special Monday Episode: Remembering Sam Rubin 💛🎂
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Feb 16, 2026 |
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🎙️ Storyteller Is the Job Title: Michaela Pereira is back and she brought a friend
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Feb 10, 2026 |
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🎙️ 58 Years in the News: Hal Eisner on Accidents, Survival, and Letting Go
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Feb 03, 2026 |
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🎙️ From Global Newsrooms to Local Impact with Julie Makinen
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Jan 27, 2026 |
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🎙️ Life After News (Special Episode): Midlife Awakening with Marianne Williamson 🌅✨
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Jan 20, 2026 |
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🎙️ The Makeup Room Advice That Changed Everything: Lisa Breckenridge’s Life After News
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Jan 06, 2026 |
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🎙️ Every Election Year That Changed My Life
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Dec 30, 2025 |
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🎙️ Lora McLaughlin Peterson returns with LORIFIED: The Cookbook…and other updates
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Dec 23, 2025 |
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🎙️ Strip Clubs, Sedated Puppies & Hidden Cameras: Inside David Goldstein’s Wildest Investigations
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Dec 16, 2025 |
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🎙️ When to Chase the Dream and When to Walk Away: Liberté Chan’s Life After News
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Dec 09, 2025 |
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📰 The Future of Local Journalism; How You Can Make a Difference
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Dec 02, 2025 |
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🎙️ The Reporter Who Never Backed Down: Hank Plante vs. America’s Politicians
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Nov 25, 2025 |
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🎙️Producing Compassion From TV News to Project Angel Food with Richard Ayoub
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Nov 18, 2025 |
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🎙️ Life After News: How to Become an Independent Video Journalist with Fernando Hurtado
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Nov 11, 2025 |
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🎙️ Helicopter Pilot/Reporter Larry Welk Files a New Flight Path 🚁
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Nov 04, 2025 |
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🎙️ What’s on the Menu for Food Critic Tom Sietsema’s Life After News
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Oct 28, 2025 |
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🎙️ Lisa Guerrero: Walking Away, Speaking Up, and Becoming a Warrior 💥🎙️
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Oct 21, 2025 |
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🎙️ From Early Web Producer to Change-Maker: Olsen Ebright on How You Can Make a Difference 💻🗞️🏘️
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Oct 14, 2025 |
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🎙️ From Reporting to Working with Reese Witherspoon: Simone Boyce’s Life After News
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Oct 07, 2025 |
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🎙️ Christina McLarty Arquette on Jumping from Entertainment Reporter to Indie Producer (and Reviving Bozo) 🎬🤹♀️🐄
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Sep 30, 2025 |
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Breaking Barriers, Finding Radical Joy & Redefining Storytelling with May Lee
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Sep 23, 2025 |
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🎙️ How You Go from Journalism to PR: Lessons from Josh Rubenstein 🎙️➡️🛡️
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Sep 16, 2025 |
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🎙️ Bonus Episode: Technology for Your Life After News
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Sep 11, 2025 |
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“Do you want to be Princess Leia’s assistant?” Byron Lane’s Life After News 🎙️✨
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Sep 09, 2025 |
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🎙️ Bonus Episode: Can Nonprofits Save Local News? 📰✨
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Sep 04, 2025 |
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🎙️ Sharon Tay on the Good and the Bad of the TV Business.
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Sep 02, 2025 |
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🎙️ Bonus Episode: The Future of the Television Station Business
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Aug 28, 2025 |
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🎙️ Tony Morrison is Building the Dream: Life After News
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Aug 26, 2025 |
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🎙 Bonus Episode: Is Warren Buffett Right? The Future of the Television Station Business
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Aug 21, 2025 |
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🎙️ Leyna Nguyen From Anchor Desk to Financial Powerhouse with
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Aug 19, 2025 |
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🌦️ Tom Skilling spent 45 years forecasting Chicago’s wildest weather — now he’s sounding the alarm about the future of science.
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Aug 12, 2025 |
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🎙️ From the Newsroom to Creating a TV Series Starring Kerry Washington, Life After News:
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Aug 05, 2025 |
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🎙️ David Begnaud Interviews Jason: Flipping the Mic on Life After News
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Jul 29, 2025 |
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🎙️ Drag Saved My Life — The Story of JD Cargill aka Anita Doll, Life After News 💄
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Jul 22, 2025 |
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🎙️ Bonus Episode: Barbara Walters – Legacy, Lessons & That Lewinsky Interview
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Jul 18, 2025 |
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🎙️ God, Gossip, and Getting Real: Dorothy Lucey on Life After Morning TV
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Jul 15, 2025 |
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🎙️From KTLA to BEOND: Carlos Amezcua’s Next Act
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Jul 08, 2025 |
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🎙️ She Quit TV News. Then Ran for Senate, Joined the Guard, & Launched a Company. Christina Pascucci UNLEASHED 🚨🔥
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Jul 01, 2025 |
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🎙 BONUS EPISODE: Jason Ball returns to KTLA: The Story Behind Life After News
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Jun 30, 2025 |
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🎙️ How To Pivot Out Of Journalism Before You Burn Out with Aundrea Cline-Thomas 🛑🔥
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Jun 24, 2025 |
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🎙️ Life After News with Tamsen Fadal: Redefining Midlife, Menopause & Media 🎥📚
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Jun 17, 2025 |
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🎙️ Rewriting the Script: Michaela Pereira on News, Grief, and Growth
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Jun 10, 2025 |
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🎙️ When Breaking News Hits Home: Ellen Leyva on Surviving the Eaton Fire
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Jun 03, 2025 |
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🎙️ Breaking News: Why Jackie Johnson Left TV & Started The Weather Chef
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Jun 01, 2025 |
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🎙️ Second Acts in Palm Springs: My Life After New
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May 27, 2025 |
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🎙️ From Reporter to Social Media Star...and Monitizing It: Lora McLaughlin Peterson
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May 27, 2025 |
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🎙️ Jillian Barberie: Facing Life’s Challenges Head-on
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May 20, 2025 |
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🎙️ From News to Healing — Brandon Lee’s Transformation
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May 20, 2025 |
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🎙️ Life After News - Trailer #2 Upcoming Guests
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May 13, 2025 |
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🎙️ Life After News - Trailer #1
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May 13, 2025 |