Bloomberg’s Liu seeking $1 million to expand podcast

Betty Liu

Bloomberg Television anchor Betty Liu is seeking $1 million to expand her podcast, Radiate, into a larger business, according to Alex Weprin of Politico.

Weprin writes, “According to the Form D filing, $875,000 of that $1 million raise has been sold, with $125,000 remaining to be sold. It is not clear who the investors are.

“‘Following the success and remarkable feedback on season one of the Radiate podcast, we are excited to explore other[contextly_sidebar id=”HQjSDQGEkweCGKzK4ZW3R4mbDhpq8lZS”]ways to provide our listeners and followers with new and meaningful information to help them grow their careers,’ Liu told POLITICO when asked for comment. ‘This funding will go toward building a team dedicated to expanding Radiate content.’

“In an interview with POLITICO in January, Liu suggested that one area Radiate may expand into is video.”

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Chris Roush

Chris Roush was the dean of the School of Communications at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. He was previously Walter E. Hussman Sr. Distinguished Professor in business journalism at UNC-Chapel Hill. He is a former business journalist for Bloomberg News, Businessweek, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Tampa Tribune and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. He is the author of the leading business reporting textbook "Show me the Money: Writing Business and Economics Stories for Mass Communication" and "Thinking Things Over," a biography of former Wall Street Journal editor Vermont Royster.