Episode 51: Pasadena Now's Managing Editor Andre Coleman, joins the podcast to share his journey growing up in Altadena and how Watergate inspired him to pursue a career in journalism.

During this engaging conversation, Andre discusses the current state of local news and his responsibility to the community as a trusted source of information. In addition to being a journalist and columnist, Andre is an accomplished playwright and storyteller. He penned Blackbirds Volume 1, an audiobook series released in 2021 that follows a family struggling with race and justice in the Jim Crow era.

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