The Gold Standard of Newscasting (Episode 43 ft. Stacie Schaible)

Most people assume that poise in front of a camera is something you're born with. Stacie Schaible's career is evidence that it's something you build — deliberately, and sometimes uncomfortably. Schaible is a 36-year broadcasting veteran, Murrow Award winner, and solo anchor of News Channel 8 at 6 in Tampa Bay. She's one of the most recognized faces in local news and someone who has spent decades studying what it actually takes to earn trust through a screen. In this conversation, she talks about being pulled off air early in her career to work with a language specialist, why "fake it till you make it" is more honest than most professionals admit, and what separates interviewers who get real answers from those who just get through their list. She also makes the case that curiosity — not charisma, not confidence — is the one quality that determines longevity in any field built on human connection.