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Lane DeGregory, a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter at the Tampa Bay Times , is a masterful storyteller. Each episode of WriteLane is a discussion of craft, using prime examples of narrative journalism. DeGregory joined the Times in 2000 after working for two papers in Virginia. She has won dozens of national awards, including twice winning Scripps Howard’s Ernie Pyle Award for human interest writing, eight National Headliner Awards and eight awards from the American Society of Newspaper Editors. She teaches at the University of South Florida, the Poynter Institute for Media Studies and journalism conferences across the world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Signup to Generate a PitchLane DeGregory, a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter at the Tampa Bay Times, is a masterful storyteller. Each episode of WriteLane is a discussion of craft, using prime examples of narrative journalism. DeGregory joined the Times in 2000 after working for two papers in Virginia.
WriteLane is hosted by Tampa Bay Times. The show has published 182 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "A Crisis in Baltimore" (23 December 2025, 28 minutes), "Capital B" (9 December 2025, 25 minutes), and "The Deserter" (25 November 2025, 29 minutes).
WriteLane publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 25 minutes across 182 episodes.
Booking probability for WriteLane is 26%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. WriteLane requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. WriteLane's contact route on record: verified email.
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Tampa Bay Times hosts WriteLane, an arts podcast with 182 episodes published.
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Episode #182
Nonprofit newsroom finds a devastating story that was playing out publicly, day to day, but without important context. Explore more.<p > Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.</p>
Episode #181
Meet one of the co-founders of a nonprofit newsroom focused on reporting on Black communities. Check out Capital B.<p > Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.</p>
Episode #180
Sarah Topol, a contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine, talks about the long journey to tell the story of a Russian soldier. Read the award-winning story here.<p > Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...
Episode #179
<p>The New Yorker's Parker Yesko discusses a four-year effort to investigate why U.S. Marines weren't held accountable for war crimes in Iraq.</p><p>Listen to the award-winning podcast In the Dark at this link.</p><p >...
Episode #178
Dana Hedgpeth of The Washington Post talks about the privilege of telling the stories of our elders. To read Dana's award-winning project about sexual abuse in Native American boarding schools, click here.<p > Hosted on...
Episode #177
<p>L.A. Times columnist Steve Lopez uses his voice to improve the community where he's lived for a quarter of a century. </p><br><p>Read one of Lopez's award-winning columns here.</p><p > Hosted on Acast. See...
Episode #176
<p>Is this shopping mall really open and why can't you make a left turn in New Jersey? Those are some of the topics one reporter has tackled to engage audiences with humor and quick-hit videos. </p><br><p>Watch Sean...
Episode #175
ProPublica's Kavitha Surana was pregnant and then a young mother as she pursued the story about women who'd died in the wake of restricted abortion access. Read Life of the Mother here.<p > Hosted on Acast. See...
The Society for Features Journalism hosted a conversation between Lane DeGregory and New York Times writer Eli Saslow to discuss what makes a feature story. Read the article about it here...
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<p>Students at the PACE center for girls come from difficult backgrounds. Some have been homeless, in jail, or are teen moms. Lane DeGregory followed them for months, trying to see whether learning to be “ladies” would...
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<p>A reader called the newspaper: He’d found a note in an ancient Pepsi bottle behind his house. Lane DeGregory set out to find whoever wrote it. And helped make a heart-breaking connection.</p><p>You can read the story...
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<p>While city leaders around Tampa Bay were debating whether to outlaw panhandling, Lane DeGregory spent two days on the streets, learning how to convince drivers to give you money.</p><p>You can read the story here...
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<p>Lane DeGregory of the Tampa Bay Times talks about taking a walk with an ailing, elderly man, his amazing pet, and the good dogs can do.</p><p>You can read the story here: Time is short, but Zeke the Labrador lives to...
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Lane and her mom discuss their writing lives and how they each were drawn to words.<p > Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.</p>
Find stakeholders, explore other perspectives, follow someone through a vigil.<p > Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.</p>
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Make a connection, build trust, have a conversation: Dogs, kids, cars.<p > Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.</p>
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Hang out at bars, eavesdrop on conversations, bribe with beers, find: Character. Action. Setting. Theme.<p > Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.</p>
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On this episode of WriteLane: follow your instincts and it might lead to the beach. Lane shares how keeping your "story radar" on, and being willing to follow it, can lead to touching stories in unexpected places. <p >...
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On this episode of WriteLane, Lane uncovers a simple lie that changes the course of her entire story. How a seemingly boring travel story turned into her first ever second-person narrative. <p > Hosted on Acast. See...
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On this episode of WriteLane, we take you into the heart of a Covid ICU unit. Lane shares the challenges of reporting from a hospital in a pandemic and how she had to adapt her own reporting process to get the story.<p...
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