Acclaimed reporter took a buyout and quit the business. He returned as one-man news bureau.

Podcast: The IBJ Podcast with Mason King · IBJ Media

Opublikowano: 2026-08-12

Here's an amazing second act in the career of an Indiana journalism luminary. Longtime subscribers to the Lafayette Journal and Courier newspaper read the work of Dave Bangert over 32 years in his roles as a reporter, editor and columnist. He was so highly regarded that in early 2021 he became one of a handful of journalists to receive the Sagamore of the Wabash. That’s a statewide honor awarded by the governor for outstanding leadership, achievements and/or civic contributions. One could assume it was meant as a career capper. Bangert had taken a buyout from newspaper owner Ga...