It’s Happening Here Ep. 4 - Sean Kirst

Columnist Sean Kirst has returned to writing in Syracuse after nearly a decade away. Now the newest member of the Central Current newsroom, the veteran journalist joins hosts Maximilian Eyle and Dr. Rick Wright to discuss the importance of focus and storytelling in how we understand the community we live in. They revisit the tragedy of Pan Am flight 103 which exploded over Lockerbie, Scotland in 1983 and the impact of the coverage that followed. It was carrying 259 passengers – 35 of whom were Syracuse University students. Kirst also explores the importance of creating accessible sources of information, and the damage done when community members are priced out of local news. Finally, they honor the lives of the late Ken Jackson and Van Robinson, and recall the pioneering role they played in calling out the harm caused by the I-81 viaduct and their advocacy for its removal. Sean Kirst’s columns can be read for free at centralcurrent.org