{"author_name":"Broadcast Dialogue - The Podcast","author_url":"https://art19.com/shows/broadcast-dialogue/episodes/fcda4e98-40f4-4f8b-a7b8-5277b6e77119","description":"<p>&nbsp;</p><p>Radio news veteran <strong>Craig Lester</strong> bet on himself in 2022, leaving his full-time job at Calgary's <strong><em>660 News Radio</em></strong> to pursue his passion for agriculture media.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href=\"https://www.ruralrootscanada.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><em>Rural Roots Canada </em></strong></a>now reaches radio stations across Alberta and B.C. with both weather and daily features, in addition to providing communications support to the industry.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Lester and<strong> Tim Parent</strong> join<strong><em> Broadcast Dialogue - The Podcast</em></strong> to talk about the startup, the importance of authenticity in storytelling, and they share their advice to other journalists thinking about going out on their own.</p>","html":"<iframe src=\"https://art19.com/shows/broadcast-dialogue/episodes/fcda4e98-40f4-4f8b-a7b8-5277b6e77119/embed\" style=\"width: 720px; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" width=\"720\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"></iframe>","provider_name":"ART19","provider_url":"https://art19.com","title":"Craig Lester & Tim Parent of ag news startup Rural Roots Canada","type":"rich","version":"1.0","width":720,"height":200}