Episode 11: Mickey McCanham, WXYZ Channel 7 ABC Detroit, Assignment Manager

Flack Talk

Mickey McCanham is a “hunter and gatherer of news” as an Assignment Manager at WXYZ Channel 7 in Detroit. He got into the news business by accident thanks to a chance encounter with a reporter at an Irish bar where Mickey was singing Irish music. Host James Canning credits Mickey with teaching him how television newsrooms work, and during this episode Mickey and James talk about:

• Stories of human tragedy and disaster,

• What’s stayed the same and changed in news over the last 40 years,

• 5:00 a.m. wake up calls made to PR people (including James),

• The adrenaline of the news business, and the hunger of journalist, and

• “Weird “ disciplines of being an Assignment Manager.

Links to items discussed during the pod

-WXYZ Channel 7 in Detroit: https://www.wxyz.com/

-Steve Wilson talks Detroit Mayor: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=468877904106063

-Mental Health Services for Journalists: https://www.nab.org/journalistsmentalHealth/

-Tipperary Pub in Warrendale Detroit: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/211035932508693578/

-Attorney Geoffrey Feiger: https://youtu.be/9Wnu_j6puP4

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