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How do you interview a grieving parent—or spend a week reporting on child drownings—without breaking down? Emmy-winning journalist Yetta Gibson of @azfamily opens up about the emotional toll of storytelling, the interview that changed her life, and the moment she almost walked away.

00:00 - Intro & Yetta’s Career in a Nutshell
00:50 - The First TV Client Melissa Ever Worked With
02:00 - What Inspired Yetta to Become a Journalist
04:40 - Getting Started at CNN and Radio
06:00 - Making a Comfortable Connection with Interview Subjects
08:30 - Handling Emotionally Difficult Stories in the Field
11:30 - When Journalism Feels Like Therapy
13:00 - The Joy of Hearing People’s Backstories
15:10 - Yetta’s Secret Trick to Disarm Nervous Guests
17:00 - How She Deals with Nerves and the Power of Presence
19:00 - The Jay Shetty Interview & An Unexpected Moment
20:30 - The Field Story That Still Haunts Her
22:00 - Being First on the Scene for Tragedy
24:30 - Parenting While Anchoring
27:00 - Her First Emmy: The Chef Jeff Henderson Story
29:00 - Why Hustle and Second Chances Matter
31:00 - What It’s Like Covering Local News Now
33:00 - Yetta’s Thoughts on Journalism School Advice
34:40 - Her Newsroom Nickname and Astrology Vibe
36:00 - If Not Journalism… Music!
38:00 - The #1 Advice for Aspiring Journalists
39:30 - Final Thoughts & Farewell

From covering tragedy to discovering Chef Jeff Henderson’s @thgmedia untold redemption story (before Oprah and Will Smith did!), Yetta shares how she built a career on connection, not just coverage.

🌟 Off Deadline goes beyond the headlines with the media professionals who live them. Hosted by Melissa DiGianfilippo, Founder & CEO of Proof Publicity, this series reveals the raw, unfiltered stories behind journalism’s boldest voices.

📍 Topics in this episode:
– The emotional cost of being a reporter
– The Emmy-winning story nobody believed in
– How to disarm even the toughest interview subjects
– Why being yourself is a journalist’s greatest asset

👉 Watch now to go beyond the byline.

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