Announcing - London Ontario Online News! Mike Donachie joins "Buckle Up" to tell us all about it.

About this episode

Mike Donachie joins Matt Brown to introduce London Ontario Online News and its weekly podcast, Buckle Up.

A new Project! This is Buckle Up, your weekly update about all things London brought to you by London Ontario Online News - that’s LOON for short. What's LOON? Mike Donachie, Cedric Richards, Diana Tamblyn, Steve Cordes and I have teamed up to provide London leaders like you with 5 products per week that will focus on all things local. You can find us over on Substack. This week, all of the content is on the house and next week, if you like what you're hearing, reading and seeing - you can subscribe. The London Ontario Online News line up: Monday - Buckle Up - podcast with Matt Brown and Guest: The weekly podcast to set you up for the week ahead. News – construction – weather – nonsense. Former mayor Matt Brown, our Executive Editor, leads this and will bring in more guests over time. Tuesday - Cedric in the City - tour with Cedric Richards: Join City Editor Cedric Richards on a tour of London’s 14 wards by bicycle, beginning with Ward 1. Supported by Mike Donachie. Wednesday - City Hall Notes - news and more - by Mike Donachie: Your Executive Briefing For Informed Citizens, looking at the issues, decisions and discussions shaping local government. Thursday - the Forest City Arts…

People in this episode

Host: Matt Brown

Guest: Mike Donachie

Topics covered

• local news
• London Ontario
• community updates
• podcast
• government
• culture

Keywords

• London Ontario
• Buckle Up
• local news
• community
• podcast
• Mike Donachie
• Matt Brown

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: London Ontario Online News, Buckle Up

Places: London, Ward 1

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