Greater Long Island's scrappy approach to local

Mike White built Greater Long Island from a one-man blog in Patchogue into a regional news brand spanning Suffolk and Nassau counties. A veteran of the New York Post and Daily News, Mike took a scrappy, bootstrapped approach—publishing five stories a day, focusing on what neighbors actually care about, and treating advertisers like partners. We talk about how hustle, service journalism, and local roots can sustain media businesses when so many others are shrinking.