Congressman Burchett discusses changing media landscape, political division with Newsmax host Tom Basile in latest episode of Tennessee Talks

WASHINGTON, D.C., (Nov. 30, 2022) – The latest episode of U.S. Representative Tim Burchett’s (TN-02) podcast, Tennessee Talks, is now available. In this episode, Newsmax host and East Tennessee resident Tom Basile joins Rep. Burchett to discuss the media landscape in America and how communication has evolved over the years.
“Tom’s been in the business for over 20 years, and he’s got excellent insight into the way the media’s political coverage has evolved over time,” said Rep. Burchett. “His recent decision to move to East Tennessee shows he clearly has a good head on his shoulders, and it was great to hear some ‘insider’ perspective about the news we get on our TVs and phones every day.”
Tom Basile hosts ‘America Right Now’ on Newsmax, is an opinion columnist for the Washington Times, and formerly hosted ‘Sunday in America’ on SiriusXM Radio. He also authored two books, Tough Sell; Fighting the Media War in Iraq and Let it Sink In: The Decade of Obama and Trump. He recently moved his family from New York to the great state of Tennessee.
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