True Crime Byline: Humboldt Broncos bus crash changed a town (and a reporter) forever
StarPhoenix sports editor Kevin Mitchell talks about witnessing the resiliency of those connected to the Broncos.
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When Kevin Mitchell first heard the Humboldt Broncos bus had crashed on its way to a playoff game, he assumed it was a fender bender.
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But the Saskatoon StarPhoenix sports editor soon realized an unthinkable tragedy was unfolding. He would spend much of the next year in the community, observing the grief and resiliency of those connected to this shattered hockey team.
Mitchell joins True Crime Byline host Kathleen Goldhar to talk about covering the tragedy, its aftermath and the ways people have honoured the team in the years since.
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True Crime Byline is a podcast by Postmedia and Antica Productions. In each episode, host Kathleen Goldhar talks to journalists about the cases that made their careers, changed the way they see the world and continue to haunt them. New episodes drop on Thursdays. Subscribe now wherever you get your podcasts!
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