Hot Seat: Media Monday 7/1/24: Zach Lewis, author of Clinton and Kirkland (Past and Present) and Kim Bacon Meyer, Clinton native
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In this episode of the Hot Seat: Media Monday, Zach Lewis discussed his new book, Clinton and Kirkland (Past and Present) with Ron Klopfanstein and Kim Bacon Meyer, a Clinton native who returns to her hometown each year. The conversation explored the history, culture, architecture, and favorite memories of Clinton. We also discussed the importance of hyper local journalism. Zach Lewis’ website is: zachlewisonline.com, follow him at Instagram.com/stories/zachlewisphotography/. See all his work at: Muckrack.com/zach-lewis.

“We went from canal to railroad to car…horses first,” in this segment of the Hot Seat: Media Monday, author Zach Lewis reveals why his birthday (December 11) is an auspicious date in the history of the village of Clinton and how architecture reflects the evolution of transportation in the 20th century.
@ronklopfanstein “We went from canal to railroad to car…horses first,” Zach Lewis author of “Clinton and Kirkland (Past and Present”” on how the architecture reflects the evolution of transportation in the 20th century. #HotSeatMediaMonday #ZachLewis #RonKlopfanstein #MediaMonday #ClintonAndKirklandPastAndPresent
Kim Bacon Meyer on her first job, what she likes to do whenever she returns to visit Clinton, and why her hometown is such a unique place.
@ronklopfanstein Kim Bacon Meyer on what she likes to do whenever she returns to visit Clinton, and why her hometown is such a unique place. #HotSeatMediaMonday #KimBaconMeyer #ZachLewis #ClintonNY #ClintonAndKirklandPastAndPresent
Zach Lewis on the curious history of the statue in the water fountain that is at the center of the village green in Clinton.
@ronklopfanstein Zach Lewis on the curious history of the statue in the water fountain that is at the center of the village green in Clinton. #HotSeatMediaMonday #ZachLewis #Clinton #ClintonNY #RonKlopfanstein
Zach Lewis and I discuss the importance of hyper-local journalism. Zach has written for the Waterville Times, and I has a weekly column in the Clinton Record, while it was in publication.
@ronklopfanstein Zach Lewis of “The Waterville Times” on the importance of hyperlocal journalism. #HotSeatMediaMonday #MediaMonday #ZachLewis #RonKlopfanstein #LocalJournalism #HyperLocalJournalism #TheWatervilleTimes #WatervilleTimes #TheClintonRecord #ClintonRecord
Kim Bacon Meyer and Zach Lewis on why people should celebrate the Fourth of July in Clinton, NY
@ronklopfanstein Kim Bacon Meyer and Zach Lewis on why people should celebrate the Fourth of July in Clinton, NY. #HotSeatMediaMonday #MediaMonday #ZachLewis #KimBaconMeyer #ClintonNY #Clinton #ClintonAndKirklandPastAndPresent #FourthOfJuly #RonKlopfanstein

Ron Klopfanstein is an award-winning multimedia investigative journalist, news and features editor, and creative content producer for the Utica Phoenix digital platform and 95.5 FM “The Heat” broadcast and streaming. He also hosts the Hot Seat: Media Monday every Monday at 5 pm, broadcast on 95.5 FM and streaming at 955TheHeat.com. Like him at Facebook.com/ReadRonKlopfanstein, Follow him at Threads.net/@RonKlopfanstein, Instagram.com/RonKlopfanstein, Twitter.com/RonKlopfanstein, Tiktok.com/@ronklopfanstein, and subscribe to his channel at YouTube.com/@RonKlopfanstein. Read all his work at Muckrack.com/ron-klopfanstein.

