Interview with Chris Krug

Interview with Chris Krug

From Voices of Freedom by Rick Graber

March 24, 2026 · 36 min · Season 4 · Episode 3

About this episode

Chris Krug discusses the importance of local news and his efforts to provide government accountability journalism through The Center Square.

An Interview with Chris Krug, Publisher, The Center Square One of the keys to a healthy American democracy is an informed citizenry. Yet the decline of local news has left millions of Americans without reliable coverage of the institutions, policies, and elected officials that shape their daily lives. Statehouse reporting in particular has withered — leaving citizens in the dark about the decisions being made in their state capitals. Our guest today has dedicated his career to changing that. He leads one of the most ambitious efforts in the country to fill the local news void with high-quality, government accountability journalism that puts taxpayers first. Our guest on this episode of Voices of Freedom is Chris Krug, Publisher of The Center Square, a nonprofit news organization launched in 2019 to provide statehouse and statewide coverage across the United States. Drawing on more than 25 years of experience in the media industry — from sports journalist to major market editor and publisher — Chris has built The Center Square into one of the country's most expansive sources of state and local government reporting. Topics Discussed on this Episode: Chris's path from sports…

People in this episode

Host: Rick Graber

Guest: Chris Krug

Topics covered

  • local news
  • government accountability
  • media industry
  • democracy
  • citizen engagement

Keywords

  • local news
  • statehouse reporting
  • journalism
  • democracy
  • taxpayer
  • media
  • government

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Center Square

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