Episode 3: Interview with Howard Green, former BNN Journalist/Founder, and author
Description: We ask Howard Green, former BNN Bloomsberg journalist and host of BNN's flagship interview show, Headline with Howard Green, how is business journalism different from other forms of journalism. And does the general public have to pay attention to business journalism or just business people?
Recorded: May 22nd, 2019.
Timestamps:
Intro: 0:00
Bio: 2:03
How did you get started in business journalism?: 4:16
What is business journalism and why should people care?: 12:30
How do you get the general public interested in business journalism?: 16:07
When you were a journalist, was your job to just state the facts or was it to interpret them for the public?: 19:08
How is business journalism different from other forms of journalism?: 23:32
What is the current state of business journalism in Canada?: 26:41
What is the future of business journalism?: 28:35
How did you gain the trust of your guests to ask them the tough questions?: 30:54
Outro: 35:01
Howard Green
-Best-selling author
-Former BNN Journalist/Founder
Twitter: @howardgreennews
Instagram: @hgreencnd
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hgreen1/
Howard Green is a three-time bestselling author. He was a broadcast journalist for thirty-three years, best known as founding anchor at Canada's Business News Network where he hosted the flagship interview program, Headline with Howard Green.
During his almost fifteen years at BNN, he conducted more than 14,000 interviews, many with leading CEOs and the biggest names in business and politics, including Sir Richard Branson, Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair.
Prior to that, Howard spent eighteen years as a correspondent, producer and director making programs for a variety of networks including the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and PBS. A two-time Emmy Nominee and winner of Canada's top television prize for his documentary work, his films have been broadcast worldwide.
In 2013, Howard became a bestselling author with the release of his first book, Banking on America: How TD Bank Rose to the Top and Took on the USA. His second book, Distilled: A Memoir of Family, Seagram, Baseball and Philanthropy, co-authored with Charles Bronfman, was also an instant bestseller and finalist for the National Business Book Award. In 2019, Howard’s third book, Railroader: The Unfiltered Genius and Controversy of Four-Time CEO Hunter Harrison was again named a finalist for the National Business Book Award.