There will soon be another option for people who want to hear an entertaining discussion on what is happening in the Estevan area.
The debut episode of The Energy City Plugged In Podcast is expected to be launched in the coming days. It is a project of Estevan Mercury Publications, and it will offer an informative, but upbeat and often humourous look, on the current events and the people of the Estevan area.
Each episode will offer discussions on recent events, a commentary, and a segment called Ask Me Anything, which will be a question-and-answer session with someone from the community. The questions are not related to the person’s regular job.
People will be able to access the podcast through the Mercury’s website, www.estevanmercury.ca, or through the Press Play Network at www.pressplaynetwork.ca, which boasts the podcasts for the publications affiliated with Glacier Media.
Mercury editor Norm Park, and reporters David Willberg, Jamie Harkins and Sam Macdonald will be the on-air talent. Mercury production manager Trinda Jocelyn and intern Tyler Knibbs serve as the producers for the broadcast.
“We have put a lot of work into getting The Energy City Plugged In Podcast up and running, as we have been discussing the segments and ideas that we think will work,” said Willberg. “We are breaking new ground with this podcast, as we are among the first weekly newspapers in Saskatchewan to have a podcast.
“The one mandate that we had with this was it had to be entertaining. If it’s not, then people are going to lose interest in a hurry.”
Willberg expects that the podcast will be a weekly show, creating fresh content on a regular basis for people to enjoy.
