Paul Sparrow, Award Winning TV Executive, Author, Former Director of the FDR Presidential Library, On the News Business, What Happened, and Why History Still Matters

About this episode

Paul Sparrow discusses his journey in storytelling and the state of the news business.

Send us Fan Mail Paul Sparrow loves to tell stories, a love that started in elementary school and has taken him to Television, the Newseum in Washington, D.C., the FDR Presidential Library and Museum, to authoring a landmark book on the War of Words between FDR and Charlies Lindbergh. A fascinating, candid, inside look at the state of the news business, how we got to where we are, and why it should matter to all of us.

People in this episode

Host: Kevin

Guest: Paul Sparrow

Topics covered

• news business
• storytelling
• history
• media
• FDR
• Charles Lindbergh

Keywords

• Paul Sparrow
• FDR Presidential Library
• Newseum
• news business
• storytelling
• history
• Charles Lindbergh

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: FDR Presidential Library and Museum, Newseum

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