HOST JACKIE TANTILLO – A Minister’s Wife Who Truly Loved Being A Mom With Guest Podcast Host Bob Gatty

<p> </p><p>Bob refers to himself as “just a retired former journalist, freelance writer and communications guy.”  However, Mr. Gatty started blogging about politics in 2017, and now, thousands of blogs later, he has followers all over the world. </p><p>He cut his journalistic legs while working with the Pittsburgh Courier, an African American weekly. In time, he worked at a number of PA papers, eventually leading him to be named ‘bureau chief’ at the state capital bureau in Trenton, NJ, </p><p>In time, Bob spent years working in politics in Washington including becoming chief of staff for Rep. James J. Florio (D), who later became governor of New Jersey.</p><p>He retired in 2016 after running a successful political media consulting  business “G-NET Strategic Communications” in the DC area. </p><p>My guest is in awe of his mother and is adamant about all the good his mom taught him especially her advice about never giving up on his dreams. Neither Bob nor his mom attended college, yet she was insistent that he keep after his journalism career. "She burned it into my sole, that if I wanted to accomplish anything in life, I  couldn't quit, I had to go after it despite the odds."</p><p> </p><p>WEBSITE: https://www.leantotheleft.net/about</p><p>link to Bob'sBio (from the Lean to the Left website):<a href="https://www.leantotheleft.net/about">https://www.leantotheleft.net/about</a></p><p> </p><p>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/bob.gatty">https://www.facebook.com/bob.gatty</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/notfakenews.2">https://www.facebook.com/notfakenews.2</a></p><p>Twitter: @leantotheleft.1</p><p>Instagram: bobgatty_leantotheleft</p><p>TikTok: leantotheleft</p><p>LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/bobgatty/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/bobgatty/</a></p>