‘Timeout Radio’ discusses the role of local newspapers Shares Local newspapers are the pulse of a community. They help people understand important issues in their area, put national issues such as racial injustice or pandemics into local context, connect small businesses with customers through advertising, record the history of a community, and help start grassroots efforts to bring about change. In “City Desk,” the latest episode of “Timeout Radio,” Bob Dunning from The Davis Enterprise will talk about his 50-plus-year career as a sports editor and columnist, his advice to aspiring journalists, changes in local print journalism over the past few decades, and the challenges of sports reporting during the COVID-19 pandemic.