Press Profiles
These are the top journalists that drive the news cycle, but what drives them? Industry veteran Russell Sherman sits down with some of the most influential journalists in business news to hear their backstories, memorable moments, and latest perspective on the news today. They are used to asking the questions, now we’ll “turn the tables” and get a behind-the-scenes look on how the news gets made.
Recent Episodes
July 16, 2025
Romaine Bostick: How Hip-Hop DJs, classical music, and a love for data shaped the long-tenured Bloomberg anchor.
Romaine Bostick's path to becoming a journalist started out as a teenager in the basement of a hip hop radio station in Chicago. It turns out that learning from folks like Pink House and JP Chill was the perfect launching pad...
July 2, 2025
The Art of the Interview with Wilfred Frost
Wilfred Frost is the host of Sky News' breakfast show, a frequent contributor on CNBC, and can now add podcast host to his resume, too. These roles have a few things in common, but the most important throughline for Wilfred i...
June 11, 2025
Alessandra Galloni: Citizen of the world becomes editor-in-chief at Reuters.
Alessandra Galloni is the woman in charge at Reuters, leading 2,500 journalists and 600 photojournalists in 200 locations across the globe. On this episode of Press Profiles, we find out what it's like to be at the helm of th...
May 28, 2025
Conrad Kiechel: Inside the Milken Global Conference with its master orchestrator
The annual Milken Institute Global Conference in Los Angeles is an "intellectual banquet" of stimulating content. Over the course of three days more than 1,000 speakers take the stage to share insights on the latest business,...
April 9, 2025
Lauren Thomas: The WSJ’s Senior Deals Reporter on Finding Scoops and Staying Ahead of the Footsteps
For the WSJ’s Lauren Thomas, there’s nothing more exhilarating and nerve-racking than the minutes before one of her big scoops is published. Before it goes, she’s worried she will get scooped… and after it goes, she is absorbing the immediate...
March 26, 2025
The other JFK – James Fontanella-Khan – US Finance Editor at the Financial Times
James Fontanella-Khan discovered early on that being a journalist was a great way to see the world and gain access. Starting with a makeshift press credential as a 17-year-old, he began writing stories for fringe publications and his career was off...
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