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A Conversation With Eric Deggans

Aaron Cain and Eric Deggans onstage at IU Cinema.
Aaron Cain and Eric Deggans onstage at IU Cinema.

WFIU was pleased to host NPR's TV critic and media analyst Eric Deggans in conversation with Aaron Cain at Indiana University Cinema on Wednesday, September 27, 2023. 

They spoke on a variety of topics, including the recently concluded Hollywood writers' strike; the effect of streaming on the media landscape; and Deggans' own history in Bloomington as an IU journalism student and professional musician. You can find the conversation, and the questions from the audience that followed, presented in full here.

John Bailey came to Bloomington in January 2011, bringing with him more than 16 years of experience in public radio as a program director, classical music and news host, membership coordinator, and manager of online initiatives. He is a University of Missouri graduate and a native of the Show-Me State.