Mark Simon (he/him) @marksimon.bsky.social · 24/09/2026My latest journalist interview is with Nierra Coleman-Jones and Eric Jourgensen to promote the National News Literacy Conference in Salt Lake City October 8-10. At a time in which misinformation is rampant, knowing how to find it is so important. LISTEN podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/2... 141
Mark Simon (he/him) @marksimon.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Craig Albernaz may not have seen a player in gray pants get a curtain call but Mike Piazza got one in 2006 after he hit 2 HR at Shea vs Pedro Martinez 150
Mark Simon (he/him) @marksimon.bsky.social · 09/09/2026For my journalism audience I talked with Mizzou grad student Maddie Carr about the challenges of balancing being a reporter with being human, and about dealing with imposter syndrome even as she was named Kansas Journalist of the Year LISTEN and share w/students: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/2... 013
Mark Simon (he/him) @marksimon.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Today I got appointed as the mascot for Defensive Runs Saved by the Mets radio booth. I'm a Wendy's and Roy Rogers' guy, but I'll take the comparison ...😂 071
Mark Simon (he/him) @marksimon.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Hey! @capitalb.bsky.social & @wearepushblack.bsky.social have teamed to create ForTheRecordArchive.org, a collection of 250 Black American oral histories I talk to one of the people who put it together-Kuwililieni Williams-Hauwanga in my latest journalist podcast podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/2... 043
Mark Simon (he/him) @marksimon.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Great career advice and live advice from @kamal-t.bsky.social applicable to any field Read more from my interview with her (and listen to the full interview) journalismsalute.beehiiv.com/p/new-interv... 022
Mark Simon (he/him) @marksimon.bsky.social · 25/08/2026I loved this quote from my latest interview subject, Kamala Thiagarajan! Kamala and I talked about how she makes her stories sparkle - whether on daring women who dive for seaweed or blind women who help find signs of breast cancer LISTEN: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/k... @kamal-t.bsky.social 012
Mark Simon (he/him) @marksimon.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Gonna be sharing some of my favorite quotes as I approach 300 episodes of interviewing journalists on The Journalism Salute This one is from Laura Robertson, formerly of the Nome Nugget, now of the Central Current in western NY. Listen to my interviews: pod.link/journalismsalute 051
Mark Simon (he/him) @marksimon.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Remember the speech at the News Emmys about CBS News that went viral? A lot of people covered it, but no one asked the person who gave it, Santiago Campos, his backstory. I did. We talked about his path to the stage and the journalism he's done. Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s... 042
Mark Simon (he/him) @marksimon.bsky.social · 06/08/2026New journalists interview @meganmunce.bsky.social @susien.bsky.social @saradinatale.bsky.social joined me to tell me the story of their Pulitzer-winning series, Burned - an investigation of how insurers mistreated and underpaid those who lost their homes podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s... 041
Mark Simon (he/him) @marksimon.bsky.social · 28/07/2026New journalist interview: Sandeep Ravindran, Science Journalist. I talked with Sandeep about the new book to which he contributed "The Best Science Stories & How They Work," produced by @theopennotebook.bsky.social Hope you'll listen #sciencejournalism podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/2... 044
Mark Simon (he/him) @marksimon.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Know anyone who wants to be a social media video producer? I talked to one, Heather Morrison at @masslive.bsky.social, about how she does her job with examples of specific strategies she and MassLive employ. A lot of thought goes into it. Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/2... 000
Mark Simon (he/him) @marksimon.bsky.social · 14/07/2026New journalist interview I talked to longtime New York City news reporter and host Jay Dow about how he does his job, covering bad weather, the state of local news, getting people to talk to him & much more. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/j... 011
Mark Simon (he/him) @marksimon.bsky.social · 04/07/2026@cespedesbbq.bsky.social Found this while searching something else. Jan. 31, 1953 ...any relation??? 010
Mark Simon (he/him) @marksimon.bsky.social · 30/06/2026My latest journalist interview is with @kenschneck.bsky.social, editor of The Buckeye Flame, Ohio's LBGTQ+ newsroom Ken is well experienced in talking about LGBTQ journalism coverage and how it's done right. His group is setting the example. Hope you'll listen podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d... 022
Mark Simon (he/him) @marksimon.bsky.social · 23/06/2026This one is for everyone. Know a journalist who covers tacos? I talked to one! @tacotrail.bsky.social This one runs the gamut ... some serious stuff, some lighter topics. I think you'll like it (or at least find it fascinating that someone covers tacos!) podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/j... 351
Mark Simon (he/him) @marksimon.bsky.social · 11/06/2026I am curious- besides Jerry Seinfeld ... who else out there attended Game 6 of the World Series and this game? Any regular Joes? or Jos at both? 170
Mark Simon (he/him) @marksimon.bsky.social · 09/06/2026From "A Year To Remember" - fans watching Game 6 of the 1986 NLCS in front of a video store 091
Mark Simon (he/him) @marksimon.bsky.social · 04/06/2026How many more wins do the Knicks need? +22 with this guy on the court, by the way 080
Mark Simon (he/him) @marksimon.bsky.social · 03/06/2026I interviewed a photographer from a Pulitzer Prize-winning news team ... and he just graduated college! Dominic Di Palermo and I talked about covering ICE's infiltration into Chicago and many other things too @dominicdipalermo.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d... 020
Mark Simon (he/him) @marksimon.bsky.social · 26/05/2026I talked to a Pulitzer winner! Ginny Monk of the Connecticut Mirror and 3 others won for their coverage of systemic issues with Connecticut's oversight of the towing industry On those stories and others + how Ginny does it @ginnymonk.bsky.social @ctmirror.org podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g... 073
Mark Simon (he/him) @marksimon.bsky.social · 27/04/2026The title of today's 1986 Mets reminiscence article is "Woof." I suppose that applies to the current team. So maybe click on the link and read about a good win from the good times over Pete Rose, Tony Pérez and the Reds. 1986-mets-rewatch.beehiiv.com/p/7-1986-met... 131
Mark Simon (he/him) @marksimon.bsky.social · 07/04/2026My latest journalist interview is with Elaine Díaz Rodríguez of @tinynewscollective.bsky.social Elaine formerly was a journalist in Cuba. Now, she works with journalists who are just starting their own venture. We talked about all that and much more with her. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e... 021
Mark Simon (he/him) @marksimon.bsky.social · 30/03/2026This is my favorite part of the interview. 020
Mark Simon (he/him) @marksimon.bsky.social · 10/03/2026@zcrizer.bsky.social Perhaps The Naked Gun baseball scene (montage portion) foreshadowed all this with the guy flashing the lights from the dugout. 020
Mark Simon (he/him) @marksimon.bsky.social · 27/02/2026One of our guests on the latest episode of The SIS Baseball Podcast was Samantha Gibson, director of education at The Jackie Robinson Museum She talked to about how the museum teaches about Jackie the person and not just the baseball player. Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e... 021
Mark Simon (he/him) @marksimon.bsky.social · 25/02/2026Best week of the wjnter is championship week in Division III basketball. Good luck to all the teams still alive. I’m doing a women’s’ semi game tonight at DeSales @d3hoops.bsky.social 010
Mark Simon (he/him) @marksimon.bsky.social · 25/02/2026New journalist interview: Arielle Robinson @arierob17.bsky.social of the Arkansas Times @arktimes.bsky.social on what it's like to link stories about racial equity from the past to the present Each week I interview a journalist about their life & work podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a... 020
Mark Simon (he/him) @marksimon.bsky.social · 21/02/2026Nice discovery outside the Hispanic Center of the Lehigh Valley in Bethlehem, PA 2112
Mark Simon (he/him) @marksimon.bsky.social · 18/02/2026New journalist interview: @chronicle.com senior news editor Daarel Burnette on why education is the best beat Daarel has 20 years experience as a reporter and editor at some prominent publications. If you're an aspiring education journalist, this is a good one! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d... 021
Mark Simon (he/him) @marksimon.bsky.social · 11/02/2026New journalist interview: Jerome "Rome J" Johnson We talk about covering Black culture in Chicago - music, sports, and fashion ... and how a car salesman becomes a journalist This is a good one ... @romej.thetriibe.com @thetriibe.com LISTEN: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/j... 055
Mark Simon (he/him) @marksimon.bsky.social · 11/02/2026If I do indeed do a 1986 Mets newsletter, we'll do deep dives on games, but we'll also have a little fun ... 160
Mark Simon (he/him) @marksimon.bsky.social · 10/02/2026LOLOL! Already done ... I wrote a few things already. This ends one of the pieces. 121
Mark Simon (he/him) @marksimon.bsky.social · 09/02/2026Wrote about Nick Martinez a few weeks ago Guessing Rays will be working to improve his pitch deception 021
Mark Simon (he/him) @marksimon.bsky.social · 13/01/2026New journalist interview: Stacy Kess (@stacykess.bsky.social) of Equal Access Public Media (@equalaccesspublicmedia.org) We talk accessibility - what more can be done and what her group is trying to accomplish And this great quote on why journalism is a calling podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s... 064
Mark Simon (he/him) @marksimon.bsky.social · 06/01/2026New journalist interview: David Covucci, @foiaball.com For the college football fans, the investigative journalists, and those looking to find their niche We talk investigative reporting on everything from alleged tax fraud to how much schools spend on balloons & bundt cake tinyurl.com/foiaball 174
Mark Simon (he/him) @marksimon.bsky.social · 02/12/2025New journalist interview: Alyssa Rosenberg, former letters & community editor at The Washington Post. Alyssa read 21,000 letters about The Post not endorsing a presidential candidate On that, what a letters page can look like & the value of someone feeling heard podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a... 121
Mark Simon (he/him) @marksimon.bsky.social · 12/11/2025Haven't plugged my journalism interview podcast in awhile This episode is an interview with Maryam Jameel @propublica.org @maryamjameel.bsky.social We talked about her work, how ProPublica is creative in finding sources for stories, and much more Try us: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m... 062
Mark Simon (he/him) @marksimon.bsky.social · 21/10/2025New journalist interview Ishan Thakore of Colorado Public Radio and a former researcher/associate field producer on Full Frontal with Samantha Bee talked about making stories for radio and for late night TV @coloradopublic.bsky.social @ishan-thakore.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i... 101
Mark Simon (he/him) @marksimon.bsky.social · 19/10/2025We had it in Bethlehem, PA. There was a 2nd sign "Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Men, women, children are separated." - Anne Frank (1943) 020069
Mark Simon (he/him) @marksimon.bsky.social · 12/08/2025New journalist interview! Portland-based Bryan Vance has a newsletter about shopping smartly for groceries. He compares prices, provides examples of budgets, and shares stories about local options Definitely a replicable model of service journalism LISTEN: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/2... 163
Mark Simon (he/him) @marksimon.bsky.social · 03/08/2025Good afternoon everybody from the SF Giants radio booth where I’ll be guesting with Jon Miller in the 5th inning today 3230