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NewsCycle with Alicia Preston looks at developing and trending news topics around the nation, and features the local view of the reporters, telling the stories. Utilizing actualities and resources from 400 publications across the nation, Alicia connects issues and themes that are trending on a natio…

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    Racial equality in policing and journalism: What efforts are being made?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2021 33:26


    NewsCycle Host Alicia Preston sits down with the diversity inclusion reporter, Jasmine Vaughn-Hall, and the Executive Editor of the Seacoast Media Group, Howard Altschiller about racial equality in policing and journalism as they take a look back a year after George Floyd was murdered.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Dinner Ideas During Quarantine: What's the trend to photograph our food

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2021 27:52


    NewsCycle Host Alicia Preston speaks with Dr. Deb Osgood to discuss what al the hype is around photographing our food and posting on social media before we eat.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Insurrection in America: What did they see and what comes next?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2021 33:08


    Host Alicia Preston speaks with Will Carless and Trevor Hughes about what they saw, and how people are responding to the riot on the Nation's Capitol building. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Presidential Election 2020: Is it over?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2020 25:40


    NewsCycle Host Alicia Preston speaks to Joey Garrison and Zach Dennis about the current status of the 2020 presidential election.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    The 2020 Presidential Election: What will happen in the epicenter; Georgia?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2020 10:32


    Newscycle Host Alicia Preston speaks with Zachary Dennis, Digial Editors at the Savannah Morning News, in Georgia, about the election and the recount process in the state of Georgia.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Life During a Global Pandemic: How life has changed

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2020 22:43


    NewsCycle Host Alicia Preston talks to Dr. Deb Osgood to talk about how people have adapted to new life during a global pandemic.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    As Hurricanes Hit, We Look Back at Hurricane Katrina

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2020 18:30


    NewsCycle Reporter Alicia Preston speaks with Jennifer Trivedi and Doyle Rice comparing how Katrina has affected how we prepare for Hurricanes now.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    During a time of Covid, how is affecting the world of sports?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2020 13:43


    NewsCycle host Alicia Preston sits down with Chris Bumbaca, a sports reporter for USA Today, to talk about how this pandemic will affect our favorite past times.  See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

    Coronavirus: In the dark, light always shines through

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2020 21:21


    Host Alicia Preston sits down with multiple reporters across the country to discuss the good deeds that are happening in the time of turmoil with the new coronavirus, Covid 19

    Covid 19: How do we cope with such a drastic adaptation of a new lifestyle?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2020 23:40


    Host Alicia Preston sits down with Dr. Deb Osgood about the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, and how we can safely adapt to this new lifestyle. 

    Super Tuesday: A 2 man race for the democratic nomination for president

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2020 23:14


    NewsCycle Host Alicia Preston speaks to Susan Page, The Washington Bureau Chief for USA Today, and Darrel Rowland, The Columbus Dispatch Public Affairs Editor, about the results following Super Tuesday.

    Covid 19: How concerned should we be about coronavirus?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2020 34:21


    Host Alicia Preston speaks with Wayne Miller, Max Filby and John Kennedy about Covid 19, better known as coronavirus, about how concerned we should be and what we should be doing to protect ourselves. 

    President Trump Impeached: What will the History books tell us?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2020 39:38


    Host Alicia Preston sits down with Bart Jansen, a Justice reporter for USA Today about the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump. 

    Red Flag Laws: A sensible way to protect from a gun owner or a slippery slope to gun confiscation?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2020 23:11


    NewsCycle Host Alicia Preston sits down with Brinley Hineman of the Nashville Tennessean, Brian Amaral of the Providence Journal, and Randy Ludlow of the Columbus Dispatch about Red Flag Laws, and gun control. 

    NewsCycle - The Democratic Presidential Primary: Who's at the top and who's fighting to get there?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2020 42:38


    NewsCycle host Alicia Preston speaks to National Correspondent for USA Today, Joey Garrison, Zac Anderson, Political Editor for the Sarasota Herald Tribune, JD Prose, Politics and Government reporter from the Beaver County Times, NH based political reporter and Fox News contributor, Paul Steinhauser and Managing Editor of the Boone News Republican, Logan Kahler about the Democratic Presidential Primary.   PHOTO CREDIT: USA Today

    NewsCycle - The Opioid Epidemic in America: How states are fighting back

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2019 28:12


    NewsCycle host Alicia Preston speaks with Pat Beall, Senior Investigative Reporter with the Gannett-USA Today Network, Darrel Rowland, Public Affairs Editor for the Columbus Dispatch and Randy Ellis, Senior Investigative Reporter for the Oklahoman about the opioid epidemic in America and how states are fighting back.

    NewsCycle - Mexican Drug Cartels in America: How serious is this?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2019 17:59


    NewsCycle host Alicia Preston speaks with Beth Warren, Investigative/Enterprise Reporter for the Louisville Courier Journal/USA Today Network and Gary Dinges, Director of National Content and Video for Gannett Media, about Mexican drug cartels in America.

    NewsCycle - The Right To Free Speech: Is it under attack?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2019 30:30


    NewsCycle host Alicia Preston speaks with Gary Dinges, Director of National Content and Video for GateHouse Media, Mary Zahran, Op Ed writer for the Fayetteville Observer, and Justin Silverman, Executive Director of The New England First Amendment Coalition about the right to free speech and if that right is under attack.

    Human Behavior, Oversexualization, Self worth: Are they out of balance?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2019 30:06


    NewsCycle host Alicia Preston speaks with Dr. Deborah Osgood, President and CEO of Osgood Associates and a nationally recognized behavior expert about human behavior, oversexualization and self worth in a society heavily influenced by media and social media.

    Human Trafficking: For the Purpose of the Sex Trade

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2019 24:34


    NewsCycle Reporter Alicia Preston speaks with Lulu Ramadan from the Palm Beach Post in Florida, Jana Allen from The Oklahoman in Oklahoma City, and Joe DiFazio from the Patriot Ledger from Massachusetts about sex trafficking in the United States.  

    Fake Service Animals: Why are people abusing the laws and what is being done?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2019 38:56


    NewsCycle host Alicia Preston speaks with Steve Friess, freelance writer in Michigan, Fran Maye, Editor of the Daily Local News in Pennsylvania, New Hampshire State Rep. Katherine Rogers and Lindsay Hamrick from the U.S. Humane Society about the use of fake service animals.

    Cyber Attacks: Can they be prevented?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2019 20:23


    NewsCycle host Alicia Preston speaks with Jessica Wehrman of the Columbus Dispatch-Washington Bureau, Patrick O'Shea, Managing Editor of the Ellwood City Ledger and Andrew Caplan, reporter for the Gainesville Sun about cyber attacks and how they can be prevented.

    Raising the Age to Purchase Tobacco: Will it solve the problem and is vaping to blame?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2019 16:01


    NewsCycle host Alicia Preston speaks with Randy Ludlow of the Columbus Dispatch, Chuck Lindell from the Austin American Statesman and Cassie Buchman of the State Journal Register in Illinois about the changing tobacco laws.

    What a week in sports! David Ortiz shot, the Women's World Cup, Stanley Cup and NBA Finals

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2019 17:18


    NewsCycle host Alicia Preston speaks with GateHouse Sports Editor, Ryan O' Leary about David Ortiz being shot, the Women's World Cup and the NBA and Stanley Cup Finals. What a week in sports!

    Devastating Tornadoes in the Mid-West: Are these storms getting worse and why?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2019 24:47


    NewsCycle host Alicia Preston speaks with Oklahoma storm chaser Ben Holcomb, Sheridan Hendrix of the Columbus Dispatch and GateHouse Media's Data Enterprise Reporter, Lucille Sherman, about the recent storms and tornadoes that devastated the mid-west.

    U.S. Abortion Laws: Will it be the supreme court that decides on the right to an abortion?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2019 12:34


    NewsCycle host Alicia Preston speaks with Ben Duer from the Canton Repository and Hana Muslic of the Belleville News Democrat about abortion laws in the United States.

    The U.S. Trade War With China: Good for the Economy or Bad for the American Consumer?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2019 25:03


    NewsCycle host Alicia Preston speaks with Jack Torry, Washington Bureau Chief for the Columbus Dispatch, Gary Dinges, Director of National Content for GateHouse Media and reporter for the Hutchinson News, Chance Hoener about the U.S. trade war with China and who it affects.

    Fake GoFundMe's and Made up Tales of Woe

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2019 23:31


    NewsCycle host Alicia Preston speaks to Patrick Cooley, from the Columbus Dispatch, and Phil Luciano, from the Peoria Journal Star, about Fake GoFundMe's and how people are scamming individuals.

    Erasing History or Updating Culture?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2019 30:17


    NewsCycle host Alicia Preston speaks to Rick Holmes from GateHouse Media, Ed Pritchard from GateHouse Media Ohio, Andrew Caplin from the Gainesville Sun in Florida, Melissa Taboada from the Statesmen in Austin, Texas and Marsha Keefer from the Beacer County Times in Pennsylvania about the removal of confederate statues and banned books. 

    Is America a Racist Nation?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2019 28:52


    NewsCycle host Alicia Preston speaks with Jeff Chidester from iHeart Radio and the Portsmouth Herald, as well as Eliot Kleinberg of the Palm Beach Post and James Bennett from the Columbia Daily Herald about racism in America.

    The Fire at Notre Dame Cathedral: Why is the world so touched by this landmark?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2019 31:08


    As we celebrate Easter on Sunday, NewsCycle reporter Alicia Preston speaks with Gregory Brown, a history professor at UNLV and John Howe, a medieval professor at Texas Tech about the burning of Notre Dame in France. 

    Hazing on Campus: Will a high profile case change practices?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2019 24:56


    NewsCycle reporter Alicia Preston speaks with Chrstine Vendel of the Patriot News, JD Prose of the Beaver County Times, Allegheny Times and the Ellwood City Ledger, and Emily Pualwan, the CEO and Executive Director of HazingPrevention.org about hazing in American colleges. 

    Measle Outbreaks in America: What's behind the rash of new rashes?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2019 21:10


    NewsCycle host Alicia Preston speaks with Mary Huber of the Austin American Statesman, Kevin Haas from the Rockford Register Star and Karen Dandurant of the Portsmouth Herald about the measles outbreak and the vaccination debate.

    Early Campaigning: What are the voters looking for?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2019 24:01


    NewsCycle host, Alicia Preston speaks with Elizabeth Meyer, reporter for the Hawkeye in Burlington Iowa and Paul Steinhauser, political reporter for Seacoastonline.com and a Fox News contributor about early campaigning and what the voters are looking for.

    The Death Penalty in America: Is it time to abolish capital punishment?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2019 26:46


    NewsCycle host, Alicia Preston, speaks with Tim Carpenter from the Topeka Capital Journal, Howard Altschiller, Executive Editor with Seacoast Media Group and Ben Pounds from the Oak Ridger in Tennessee about the death penalty and the possibility of abolishing capital punishment in America.

    Vaping: Popular alternative to cigarettes, youth epidemic or both?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2019 28:55


    NewsCycle host Alicia Preston speaks with Mary Whitfill of the Patriot Ledger, Kristen Young of the Cape Cod Times, Susan Spencer of the Worcester Telegram and Gazette and Jay Powell of the Columbia Daily Herald about vaping and vaping regulations.

    Sports Betting in America: Are States going for it?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2019 23:56


    NewsCycle host Alicia Preston speaks with James McGinnis of the Courier Times, Kevin O'Connor of the Herald News and Alex Lacasse from Seacoastonline about sports betting in America.

    Super Bowl LIII: What to look for and what Atlanta is doing to prepare

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2019 28:38


    NewsCycle host Alicia Preston speaks with Seacoast Sports Weekly co-host John Doyle, based in New England and sports editor Ryne Dennis of the Athens Banner-Herald about what to expect in Super Bowl 53.

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    The Government Shutdown: Politics over Policy-Is there any end in sight?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2019 25:42


    NewsCycle host, Alicia Preston speaks with Jessica Werhman of the Columbus Dispatch, who is based in D.C. and Steve Tarter of The Peoria Journal Star about the government shutdown and how it is affecting federal employees and if there is an end in sight.

    Social Media Etiquette: Can our 'private' posts affect our professional lives?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2019 23:43


    NewsCycle host, Alicia Preston speaks with Karen Hickman, an etiquette specialist and owner of Professional Courtesy LLC, who is also an expert on social media etiquette.

    Social Media Repercussions: Fired for 'inappropriate' posts

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2019 21:24


    NewsCycle host, Alicia Preston speaks with Chris Anderson of the Sarasota Herald Tribune and Jorge Milian of the Palm Beach Post about two examples of employees being fired for their use of social media.

    The Government Shutdown: What does this mean for federal workers, the public and when will it end?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2018 16:56


    NewsCycle host, Alicia Preston speaks with Zac Anderson of the Sarasota Herald Tribune and Samantha Madison of the Utica Observer Dispatch about the government shutdown and how it's effecting local communities.

    Kindness and Good Deeds Across America During The Holidays

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2018 17:57


    NewsCycle host, Alicia Preston speaks with Lara Bricker, regular columnist for the Portsmouth Herald, Marsha Keefe of the Beaver County Times and Rene Ray De La Cruz of the Victorville Daily Press about kindness and good deeds during the holidays in their respective communities. Alicia also highlights a few other wonderful holiday stories from other parts of the country.

    This Season's Christmas Controversies...holiday trees, Starbucks cups, Rudolph and a banned holiday song

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2018 42:01


    NewsCycle host, Alicia Preston, speaks with reporters from New Hampshire, Georgia, Minnesota and Texas about this years Christmas controversies.

    Adapting Education Standards to the Modern Era: What does that look like and who gets to decide?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2018 20:19


    NewsCycle host, Alicia Preston, speaks with Jim Siegel of the Columbus Dispatch and Jason Beets of the Salina Journal about changing education standards and how schools are adapting in the modern era.

    The State of Mental Health Treatment in America

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2018 25:23


    NewsCycle Host Alicia Preston speaks with Michael Braga of the Sarasota Herald Tribune and Joy Lukachick, Special Projects Reporter for GateHouse Media about mental health treatment in America.

    Marijuana laws are changing across the country; How is this impacting local communities?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2018 24:06


    NewsCycle host, Alicia Preston, speaks with Gregg Padula, Cannabis Columnist for Wicked Local Massachussetts, and Leonard Sparks reporter for the Times Herald Record in Middletown, New York about the changing marijuana laws and how they are impacting local communities.

    2018 Midterm Election Results: With a divided Congress, what's next?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2018 22:55


    NewsCycle host Alicia Preston speaks with Jessica Wehrman, Washington correspondent with The Columbus Dispatch, about the 2018 midterm election results and what they mean for the country. Zac Anderson, political editor for the Sarasota Herald Tribune, also joins the show to discuss what is happening with the Governor and U.S Senate races in Florida.

    Bill Kristol talks migrant caravan,midterm elections and President Trump on NewsCycle

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2018 27:28


    NewsCycle host, Alicia Preston, talks with nationally recognized conservative commentator, Bill Kristol about the migrant caravan,mideterm elections and the possibilty of President Trump being challenged in 2020.

    Homelessness in America: How are communities dealing with it?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2018 28:17


    Homelessness across America presents many challenges for communities. How are they dealing with it? NewsCycle host Alicia Preston speaks with Erin Dietzer from the Holland Sentinel, Mark Patkintin of the Providence Journal and Bob Gaetjens with the Record Courier about homelessness in America and what communities are doing to combat this issue. 

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    Election Day 2018: What are the issues that concern potential voters?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2018 26:12


    NewsCycle host Alicia Preston interviews Sherman Smith, State Government Reporter at the Topeka Capital Journal and George Bennett, Staff Writer and Reporter with the Palm Beach Post about what the candidates are talking about and what issues potential voters are concerned with in the upcoming election.

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