Sally Herships and Alan Hall, an editor of Herships’ documentary “As Many Leaves,” spoke at the Third Coast International Audio Festival in Chicago Nov. 9–11. Photo: Bill Healy

Should a journalist take to the mic to share a personal story? The short answer: Maybe.

Whether you’re a news host who wonders how much to reveal about yourself in your interview questions or an independent podcast producer hoping to mine your family history for material, you’ll want to tell your own story in a way that also serves your audience.

On this podcast produced for Current’s The Pub, Annie talks about what happens when a journalist tells a personal story with Sally Herships, the producer behind “As Many Leaves.” Produced for BBC Radio 4, the documentary tells the story of being unexpectedly left by her husband. Herships and Alan Hall of Falling Tree Productions gave a presentation at the Third Coast International Audio Festival about the process of making the story.

You got promoted! Great. Now what? Years of journalism training haven’t necessarily prepared you for the art of managing people. You might even find yourself supervising your peers. Before you know it, you stop getting those invitations to happy hour. You are the boss.

Judith Smelser and Michael Marcotte have seen this scenario and many, many others. Both are consultants and former news directors who train public media managers around the country. On this episode of The Pub, we talk about how a new manager learns to be the boss.

Produced and hosted podcast for Current.org.

Reported piece for Vermont Public Radio’s Gunshots Project.

Using death certificates provided by the Vermont Department of Health, VPR compiled a database of every gun death in Vermont from January 2011 through December 2016.

Edited the project and provided additional reporting.

Produced host interview for VPR’s All Things Considered. Booked guest, wrote questions and edited piece for broadcast.

Interviewed Sen. Bernie Sanders shortly after former FBI Director James Comey’s firing. Originally aired on VPR’s All Things Considered.

Host interview on Vermont Public Radio, in conversation with VPR reporter in Amman, Jordan. Originally aired on VPR February 2, 2017.