In this episode of Off Deadline, host Melissa DiGianfilippo sits down with Michelle Glicksman, a 26-year media veteran and editor in chief behind multiple Arizona publications, including Scottsdale City Lifestyle and Chandler City Lifestyle.

Michelle shares how writing shaped her career early on, why magazine journalism ultimately won over television, and what it truly means to be responsible for editorial judgment under real deadlines. She reflects on pulling a magazine cover just hours before press, selecting stories worth publishing, covering nonprofit and community voices, navigating AI in journalism, and how personal loss deepened her empathy as an editor and storyteller.

Discussion highlights

• Discovering her voice as a writer early in life
• Moving from television to magazine journalism
• Editorial judgment and covering unfamiliar beats
• Interviewing Johnny Unitas without knowing who he was
• Working with her daughter on a fashion shoot
• Choosing nonprofit and community stories
• Covering Arizona food, travel and culture
• Pulling a magazine cover hours before press
• Managing nonstop PR pitches
• How AI is entering journalism
• Personal loss and deeper empathy in storytelling

Michelle’s episode offers a rare look at decision making, pressure and responsibility inside magazine publishing.

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Catherine Anaya is a three-time Emmy Award winning journalist, longtime Phoenix news anchor, and the host of Horizonte on Arizona PBS. With more than 35 years in broadcast journalism, she has interviewed world leaders, built deep trust with viewers, and shaped how Arizona understands its most important stories.

In this episode of Off Deadline, Catherine reflects on the career she built, the moments that changed her perspective, and the personal decisions that allowed her to stay present for the life she refused to miss.

In this episode, Catherine shares:

• How a college editor unexpectedly changed the direction of her career
• The insecurity and constant movement behind television news contracts
• Anchoring live during major breaking news and carrying the emotional weight of the job
• How her work on Buddy Check 12 showed her the real-world power of journalism
• Why she chose to step away from full-time television at the height of her career
• How she redefined success after decades in the spotlight
• Advice for journalists and high achievers navigating career crossroads

This conversation is an honest look at ambition, impact, and the clarity that comes with choosing what matters most.

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Guest: https://www.instagram.com/catherineanaya

Horizonte on Arizona PBS: https://www.instagram.com/arizonapbs

Host: https://www.instagram.com/melissadflip

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In this episode of Off Deadline, host Melissa DiGianfilippo sits down with Karen Dalessandro, a multi-award-winning broadcaster whose career spans more than four decades across Detroit, Chicago, Milwaukee and Phoenix. Karen shares how a high school radio booth sparked her passion, the advice that pushed her into country radio, and the “radio gypsy” lifestyle that shaped her early years.

She opens up about sitting in all 60,000 seats at Miller Park to raise money for child abuse prevention, launching mammogram parties to help women get screened, meeting Taylor Swift before her superstar era, and becoming only the third woman ever inducted into the Country Radio Hall of Fame. Karen also reflects on 40 years of marriage, navigating loss, leaning on fitness, and reinventing herself again and again through a constantly changing industry.

Karen can now be heard every afternoon on @1007kslx, where her signature energy continues to connect with listeners across Arizona.

Discussion highlights:

• How a high school radio class sparked her career
• The mentor who pushed her into country radio
• From Detroit to Chicago to Milwaukee to Phoenix
• Radiothons and sitting in 60,000 stadium seats for charity
• Creating mammogram parties and their lasting impact
• Meeting Taylor Swift as a 15 year old “baby artist”
• Becoming the third woman in the Country Radio Hall of Fame
• Surviving the record industry lifestyle in her marriage
• Grief, growth and finding a new dog after loss
• Fitness, certification and staying sharp as a broadcaster
• Why improv changed her confidence and her career
• Reinventing herself for TV and multimedia storytelling

Karen’s story reflects passion, longevity, risk taking and the power of reinvention in media.

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