ORLANDO, Fla. ā Itās not new. Floridaās Fourth Estate vodcast (video podcast) has been hosted by News 6 anchors Matt Austin and Ginger Gadsden for about four years now.
āThis is a show where we select the topics, we select the guests, thereās no teleprompter. Itās more casual and direct so you get to know who we are,ā said Matt.
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āWhen you peel off the layer of formality, you get more of who we are and I donāt think thatās a bad thing,ā Ginger added.
Floridaās Fourth Estate brings you the headlines and stories unique to the sunshine state in a nontraditional way. Matt usually hosting from his home, making things more casual. What you donāt see is where Matt is sitting. Itās no office.
āThe magic happens in my kidsā play room. Sometimes Iāll find a hair thing or fake fingernail sitting on my desk. This is where I host the show from,ā said Matt.
Itās an explosion of pink. Everything from a dollhouse filled with small toys to books. Even a pink kitchenette set. (Can you tell Mattās a #girldad?)
āWhen Iām on camera, I try to keep that out of the background. I mean, look at these pink seats. Iām negotiating for new office chairs for dad... and itās not going so well,ā said Matt.
Matt and Ginger are no strangers to cameras and microphones, they anchor the news every day. But for Floridaās Fourth Estate, theyāre the ones in control, pushing all the buttons.
Floridaās Fourth Estate offers some good hearty news, but sometimes include unique topics and off the cuff conversation with guests.
āI just enjoy not knowing whatās going to come out of Mattās mouth. I work off of that energy,ā said Ginger.
āWe have John Morgan on sometimes and we have to have the bleep button ready. Just people who are genuine. We even had a nudist on the show,ā said Matt.
āWe had a legit cowboy on and he was very good at the sport, so humble, and cute,ā laughed Ginger.
Before getting to the main topic and guests of the show, Matt and Ginger get you caught up on the top stories of the week. From time to time theyāll get personal, sharing some hate mail and bloopers.
āIf there something thatās grabbing headlines in Florida, weāre going to grab that subject and unpack it in something thatās longer than one minute 30. Itās going to be fun and I hope that we can bring a show that will give you little tidbits, youāll learn some things and you might laugh,ā said Ginger.
You can listen to Floridaās Fourth Estate on most podcast platforms, you can also watch the show and catch up on past episodes on our website by clicking HERE.