Here we are at the first episode of the Steve Dunn Podcast. Bear with me as I figure out how to do this, including now, as I type this, as you read this, my first show notes.

Tony Mecia is an old friend and the founder of The Charlotte Ledger, an essential email newsletter bringing you information you don't already know about local news, business, and the personalities that define our city. I asked him to be my first guest on this podcast because I genuinely admire the work he does. I also figured since we know each other, and our wives know each other, he would have to say yes. And he did!

Like any new venture, The Charlotte Ledger is a work in progress. Tony and Cristina Bolling, the Ledger's Managing Editor, are constantly working to improve their product and try new things. It is no surprise they are enjoying success, growing a substantial subscriber base in just a couple years.

Tony and I talk about his career in journalism, his founding of The Ledger, and we dig deep into the choices he and Cristina have made in producing a newsletter that is timely and relevant, yet refreshingly free of clickbait, sensationalism, and political pandering characterizing so much of the ad-driven digital media landscape.

Subscribe to The Charlotte Ledger here. It's free! If you enjoy it as much as I do, you will find the paid subscription options offer additional quality content at a reasonable price.