Off Deadline
Off Deadline
Podcast Description
Off Deadline goes beyond the headlines to reveal what really happens when the cameras stop rolling and the deadlines pass. Host Melissa DiGianfilippo, Founder and CEO of Proof Publicity, creates a rare safe space where top journalists drop their professional guard to share the moments that changed everything—the ethical crossroads that kept them awake, the sources that most surprised them, the stories that broke them, and the victories no one will ever write about.From the hilarious disasters to the heart-stopping close calls, veteran journalists share the wild, unforgettable moments that never made it into their reporting. These are the behind-the-scenes confessions, the career-defining chaos, and the human moments that remind us why journalism is equal parts calling and complete madness. This isn't about breaking news—it's about the people who lived through the craziest moments while chasing the story, and the experiences they'll never forget.If you've ever wondered what it really takes to be a storyteller in our chaotic world, Off Deadline delivers the raw, unfiltered truth behind journalism's most compelling voices.Watch on YouTube and listen wherever you get your podcasts!
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The podcast delves into the emotional and chaotic side of journalism, focusing on the personal experiences of journalists with episodes covering topics such as the hardest days of on-air reporting, the emotional weight of tragic news, and the responsibility of being a trusted news voice.
Off Deadline goes beyond the headlines to reveal what really happens when the cameras stop rolling and the deadlines pass. Host Melissa DiGianfilippo, Founder and CEO of Proof Publicity, creates a rare safe space where top journalists drop their professional guard to share the moments that changed everything—the ethical crossroads that kept them awake, the sources that most surprised them, the stories that broke them, and the victories no one will ever write about.
From the hilarious disasters to the heart-stopping close calls, veteran journalists share the wild, unforgettable moments that never made it into their reporting. These are the behind-the-scenes confessions, the career-defining chaos, and the human moments that remind us why journalism is equal parts calling and complete madness. This isn’t about breaking news—it’s about the people who lived through the craziest moments while chasing the story, and the experiences they’ll never forget.
If you’ve ever wondered what it really takes to be a storyteller in our chaotic world, Off Deadline delivers the raw, unfiltered truth behind journalism’s most compelling voices.
Watch on YouTube and listen wherever you get your podcasts!
The guard walked out and closed the door. Paul Maryniak was left sitting across a table from a 28-year-old on trial for his fifth homicide, no handcuffs, close enough to touch. He listened the whole time thinking one thing: I have to get out of here. Fifty years later, it is still the interview he wishes he had done differently.
Paul started in journalism in the 1970s and joined the Pittsburgh Press in 1975 as an investigative reporter. He went on to the Philadelphia Daily News, came west in 1999 for the East Valley Tribune, led East Valley coverage as metro editor at The Arizona Republic, and today is executive editor of Times Media Group, overseeing seven weekly newspapers plus three publications he launched himself. He is 77 and plans to work another ten years.
On this episode of Off Deadline, Melissa DiGianfilippo, founder of Proof Publicity, sits down with Paul to get into:
- The jail interview with a five-time killer, and the question he never asked
- How a 13-year-old's murder taught him to knock on a grieving family's door
- The line he used with next of kin that worked every time
- Launching 13 community publications at The Arizona Republic before the Great Recession
- The career gamble everyone warned him about, and hanging up on one of the world's richest men
- Why he loves crime stories, police procedurals, and watching a case get cracked
- The Receipt: the newspaper commercial he starred in, where the final cut showed only his fingers on the keys
- Reaching into his coat pocket at Philadelphia City Hall and being mistaken for a gunman
- Why he would have been a criminal prosecutor if he had not been a reporter
Fifty years in, Paul still runs on the same thing that got him in: no two days are the same.
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📺 Watch this episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@proof-publicity 🔗 Check out Proof Publicity → https://proofpublicity.com
📺 Watch this episode on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@proof-publicity
🔗 Check out Proof Publicity → https://proofpublicity.com
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