From Fax Machines to Facebook - How Local Journalism Has Changed!

In this episode of Echo Essentials, veteran journalist Greg Estabrooks joins host Chris Piekarski to talk about the golden days of North Bay media, wild high school sports rivalries, and how today's journalists are navigating shrinking newsrooms and fascinating local scandals.

Greg shares hilarious behind-the-scenes stories, emotional war memorial moments, and how covering news in a small city can get personal fast.

00:00 – Intro
03:00 – Greg joins the show: Fax machines, phone calls, and pre-internet reporting
06:15 – How local journalism has changed (and shrunk) 
17:00 – The Cenotaph story: Emotions and national significance
22:00 – How Canada Wins: Greg’s new series
25:30 – Reporting vs press releases & why stories matter 
38:00 – Injuries, football fields, and field turf vs chaos 
53:00 – The journalist’s job: asking hard questions