Dave Eliot on 30 Years of the Pulse

About this episode

Dave Eliot discusses the history and challenges of the Peninsula Pulse on its 30th anniversary.

Peninsula Pulse founder and publisher Dave Eliot sits down with Myles Dannhausen Jr. to talk about the 30th anniversary of the first issue of the Peninsula Pulse. Dave talks about the inspiration for the paper, early struggles, and the moment he thought it might all fall apart. For more on the history of the Pulse, explore these episodes: Story of the Pulse Part I>> Story of the Pulse Part II>> Story of the Pulse Part III - Where Haven't You Been>> Story of the Pulse Part V - Home>> Story of the Pulse Part VI - On the Run>> Story of the Pulse Part VII - It Takes Two>>

People in this episode

Host: Myles Dannhausen Jr.

Guest: Dave Eliot

Topics covered

• 30th anniversary
• Peninsula Pulse
• founder story
• journalism challenges
• local news

Keywords

• Peninsula Pulse
• Dave Eliot
• Myles Dannhausen Jr.
• local journalism
• newspaper history
• media struggles
• anniversary

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Peninsula Pulse

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