Breaking News Rules

About this episode

Raegan Medgie discusses the emotional challenges of reinventing her identity after leaving TV news and the lessons learned from the experience.

Would love to hear your thoughts! This solo episode is me pulling back the curtain on what reinvention actually feels like in real time. I talk about why being told “I miss you on the news” can hit harder than people realize, why I’m saying goodbye to yet another piece of my TV news identity, and why succeeding in this next chapter means breaking almost every rule TV news taught me. I also revisit a moment from a recent interview that stayed with me, play the clip, and unpack why it hit so de...

People in this episode

Host: Raegan Medgie

Topics covered

• reinvention
• TV news
• identity
• personal growth
• emotional impact

Keywords

• reinvention
• TV news
• identity
• emotional impact
• personal growth

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