About this episode
Barrett & Baxa | MEDIA SCHMEDIA is proud to welcome legendary former Anchor, News Director and General Manager at TV stations like - WFTV, WPTV, WFTS, KCMT, KIRO, KING, KCBS, KSTP (catch your breath) and more. Join us for a wide-ranging interview about building powerhouse newsrooms, hiring iconic team players, how it went and how it's going. In this very special episode, we sit down with our former boss, mentor, and the man who brought Barrett & Baxa together, helped launch both our careers - but more importantly Bob Jordan helped shape a generation of journalists across the country. Bob’s career is still impacting newsrooms around the nation through journalist he hired, mentored and managed. From anchoring the news while also running the newsroom, to building news operations from scratch, hiring over 100 people in one sweep, Bob shares his stories and style from a 50-year career in broadcast journalism. We ask why he left the anchor chair, how he spotted talent, and what he thinks really killed local news. We also dive into social media’s impact on journalism, the political media divide, Trump derangement syndrome, live truck disasters, and the day Bob told Steve to "get that satellite truck the hell out of there." This one's part media masterclass, part roast, part therapy session — and 100% Bob Jordan. Don’t miss it. Email: BARRETTandBAXA@gmail.com Web: BARRETTandBAXA.com X: x.com/barrettandbaxa Facebook: facebook.com/@barrettandbaxa TikTok: tiktok.com/@barrettandbaxa YouTube: YouTube.com/@barrettandbaxa Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/31003vWk3WIiLQY9hTg8e3?si=nTZEEEJoRimIEE33ENuR9Q Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/barrett-and-baxa/id1802508169?i=1000714314948 Our Kick Ass Music: https://www.ricomonaco.com Bob Jordan, news director, television journalism, newsroom culture, local news, WFTV, journalism career, media decline, Fox News, MSNBC, CNN bias, Trump, Joe Biden, media polarization, social media influence, news ethics, live truck stories, legacy media, content creation, TV news evolution, media nostalgia, Barrett and Baxa, Media Schmedia, journalism history, media consolidation, conservative media, liberal media #BroadcastJournalism #TVNewsLegend #BobJordan #MediaSchmedia #NewsroomStories #LocalNews #NewsDirector #JournalismHistory #DeclineOfMedia #TelevisionNews #TrumpDerangementSyndrome #LegacyMedia #NewsroomCulture #FakeNews #SocialMediaAndNews #MediaBias #StreamingEra #OldSchoolNews #FirstAmendment #FreePress