On this episode of Speaking of Media, I’m joined by veteran TV reporter and longtime friend Tom Hayes to explore nearly 40 years of journalism evolution. From our shared early days of volunteering in community TV to Tom’s success with his online news program, 1-Minute Morning Toronto, we discuss how trust, adaptability, and storytelling have shaped his career—and the state of legacy media today.

We also reminisce about the past, including a quirky connection to the Wayne’s World phenomenon (HEY where are our royalties, Mike Myers?). Sit back and Tune in for this fun and insightful conversation about the future of hyper-local journalism and how media - both legacy and social - continue to evolve.

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Don’t forget to check out Tom Hayes and his 1-Minute Morning Toronto online/social feed for your daily GTA news fix. It’s incredible to reflect on how much news consumption has transformed over the past few decades, from traditional outlets to today’s more targeted—and sometimes polarized—sources. We’ll keep exploring how media shapes our understanding of the world in future episodes. Hope you enjoyed this episode as we look forward to the next time we are Speaking of Media.

On this edition of the speaking of media podcast, we dive into the nuts and bolts of media relations …with one of the industries top media trainers warren Weeks.

This episode provides a great opportunity for those of you who are looking to understand, media relations, more particularly.

And maybe if you’re up against it and need to listen to something to quickly prep for your next big media challenge ^^^

This discussion between myself and Warren might be quite valuable.

Here’s my back-and-forth with one of the industry’s top media trainers.