Billy Stern

About this episode

Kevin Breslin interviews young entrepreneur Billy Stern about his journey in founding a print newspaper in Montauk.

Billy Stern is a young entrepreneur and publisher who founded The Ditch Weekly, a print newspaper based in Montauk, New York. While still in high school, Stern built a team of student reporters and launched the paper to cover local stories, community events, and life in the Hamptons. The project quickly gained attention for reviving local print journalism and even drew coverage from The New York Times. On this episode, Kevin and Billy discuss why he decided to start a print newspaper at a tim...

People in this episode

Host: Kevin Breslin

Guest: Billy Stern

Topics covered

• entrepreneurship
• local journalism
• print media
• community events
• youth initiatives

Keywords

• Billy Stern
• The Ditch Weekly
• Montauk
• local journalism
• print newspaper
• Hamptons
• youth entrepreneurship

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Ditch Weekly, The New York Times

Places: Montauk, New York, Hamptons

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