Category Archives: Radio & Podcast

Emergency Manager Michael Brown takes over in Flint

December 5, 2011 – 10:48 am

Hope For The Future by Flint Foto Factory Last week Gov. Rick Snyder appointed Michael Brown as the emergency manager for the city of Flint under Public Act 4. A state-appointed review panel recommended a state takeover for the city of Flint, citing recurring cash flow shortages and other financial deficiencies. Flint had an estimated [...]

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The Legend of the Michigan Dogman

October 31, 2011 – 6:46 am

Michigan has some strange tales, but few are stranger than that of the Dogman. Some say the story began with a 1987 radio prank by Northern Michigan radio personality Steve Cook. Following the broadcast, Cook was surprised when listeners began sharing their stories of the beast. Surprise turned to shock, however, when a cabin near Luther [...]

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Urban Farming and the Gift of Detroit

October 19, 2011 – 7:46 am

“It could never happen in another city. I mean, this is ridiculous to think about this much land. There are very few houses that have another house next to them. So everybody can have at least an extra yard, you know. That’s really the gift of Detroit.” ~Farnsworth neighborhood resident Andrew Kemp Brother Nature Produce [...]

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Losing the battle against sea lampreys in the Great Lakes

August 15, 2011 – 7:40 am

Michigan Radio has a sobering report on another threat to the multi-billion dollar Great Lakes fishery, the familiar sea lamprey. It takes you inside the work of lamprey control teams and is well worth your consideration. For fifty years Canada and the U.S. have been battling an eel-like creature across the Great Lakes. Sea lampreys [...]

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Kalamazoo River Oil Spill: One Year Later

August 10, 2011 – 7:11 am

KALAMAZOO RIVER OIL SPILL by mic stolz (View Mic’s Oil Spill Slideshow) It’s been a little over a year since close to a million gallons of oil tar sands oil fouled the Kalamazoo River in Michigan’s largest ever oil spill (Wikipedia entry for the spill). The Environment Report from Michigan Radio has an excellent three-part [...]

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Celebrating 100 Years at the Wealthy Theatre

May 3, 2011 – 7:46 am

The Wealthy Theatre in Grand Rapids turns 100 this year. Located at 1130 Wealthy Street, the theater was constructed in 1911 for vaudeville and live theater, later becoming a neighborhood movie house. During World War I, the Wealthy served as a warehouse for the Michigan Aircraft Company and in the 1960s is was the only [...]

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Michigan Radio finds out What’s Working in Michigan

March 29, 2011 – 10:13 am

Vineyard by ramjetgr Michigan Radio Morning Edition host Christina Shockley is asking those in the know What’s Working in Michigan? There’s no better time to take a look at things that are already happening to improve our state’s economy and our lives. Here’s a snapshot of a few of the voices: Linda Jones, the Executive [...]

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Michigan Radio: The Cost of Creativity

February 1, 2011 – 10:38 am

Michigan Radio has a great radio documentary titled The Cost of Creativity that I really hope you get a chance to check out. They note  that while Michigan was funding arts & culture at a level of $26 million dollars a year through a combination of state taxes and federal money a decade ago, it’s [...]

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MLK and the Detroit March to Freedom

January 17, 2011 – 9:46 am

On June 23, 1963 Dr. Martin Luther King took part in the Great March to Freedom in Detroit. Today’s post about the march from   Michigan in Pictures appears below. We found another video that has an excerpt of the speech, but this remix by DJ Matt Werner of Dr. King’s speech and Eminem’s Lose [...]

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Seeking Michigan: The Buzz on the Green Hornet

January 12, 2011 – 8:41 am

Seeking Michigan was established to connect you to the stories of our great state. The name is derived from the state motto: Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam circumspice “If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you.” Visit them regularly for a dynamic & evolving look at Michigan’s cultural heritage. by Bob Garrett, Archives of Michigan [...]

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