Brian Sterling, lead TV anchor in Grand Rapids, Michigan defends the value of local TV news, the media’s coverage of Trump, and **bonus** does the Humpty Dance.

Now that we're back from a mid-summer break, we've got DickPicks and are putting The Tinder Update out of its misery, replaced by a promising young upstart.

This week's guest is a good friend of the podcast. Brian Sterling, is the primary news anchor and investigative reporter for NBC affiliate WOOD TV 8.

He’s served as a regional correspondent for the Associated Press, NBC News and LIN Media and covered the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, the 2015 US Supreme Court hearings on gay marriage, and Pope Francis's visit to Philadelphia last fall. His work has been recognized by the Associated Press and Michigan Association of Broadcasters for breaking news and reporting.A Detroit-area native, Brian is a graduate of James Madison College at Michigan State University. He started his career as a radio news anchor and sports anchor for the Michigan News Network and was the chief political reporter for WILX-TV in Lansing, Mich.

Watch Brian on WOOD-TV, Channel 8 in Grand Rapids or catch him at:www.woodtv.comtwitter.com/bristerling

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