Category Archives: Radio & Podcast

Michigan Election Resources & the 2010 Election

October 26, 2010 – 9:47 am

In one week Michigan goes to the polls to elect a governor and other officials. We’ve stuffed the ballot box with information and links to help you make your decisions. One decision that should be easy to make is to get out and vote on Tuesday, November 2nd! Sometimes you have to lead trump, and [...]

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Detroit ART City

October 6, 2010 – 10:45 am

“Detroit is one of only places where an artist can come in and probably own a building with the amount of revenue that they get.” ~artist kt Andresky, via Michigan Radio “Detroit Industry” – Detroit Institute of Arts ( Diego Rivera ) by DetroitDerek All week Absolute Michigan is talking about Detroit. With a wealth [...]

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Tracking ArtPrize

September 28, 2010 – 9:58 am

Garden for Patricia by pairadocs Absolute Michigan is featuring ArtPrize, the world’s largest public art competition that takes place in the city of Grand Rapids through October 7. One thing I found when I was there this weekend was that there was so much to see that I felt a little lost. We’ve put together [...]

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Absolute Michigan Radio: David Eisler, President Ferris State University

May 4, 2010 – 10:49 am

“We provide degrees that students want in places where they can access them.” ~David Eisler, President Ferris State University The other day Ferris State President David Eisler dropped by Absolute Michigan Radio the other day to talk about new programs the university is offering, in Big Rapids and at locations around the state of Michigan. [...]

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Absolute Michigan Radio: Liko Smith and the Future of Sugar Loaf Mountain

April 28, 2010 – 3:24 pm

Today we’re bringing you a whole lot of information about a Michigan landmark that is very near and dear to my heart: Sugar Loaf Mountain in Leelanau County. I am indeed a Sugar Loafer. I grew up skiing there, worked as a lift operator and was taken for thousands of dollars in services rendered but [...]

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April 9, 2010: Ernie Harwell Day and the Detroit Tigers home opener!

April 9, 2010 – 6:58 am

via Michigan in Pictures George Kell Ernie Harwell 1961, photo by doctor_gogol. For, lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone; The flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing of birds is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land ~Ernie Harwell quoting the Song [...]

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Michigan by the Bottle’s Tweet & Taste with Shady Lane

April 8, 2010 – 7:04 am

We’re live at: #ttmi Had enough wine?? by pipefiddle Next Tuesday (April 13, 2010) at 8 PM EST you can join Michigan by the Bottle for their Tweet & Taste with Shady Lane winemaker Adam Satchwell, a master sommelier and several Michigan wine bloggers to explore a select group of wines from Shady Lane Cellars [...]

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The Green Hornet: A Detroit Original

April 7, 2010 – 7:33 am

This summer, Seth Rogen will bring The Green Hornet to movie screens, 74 years after The Hornet was born in Detroit. A Comprehensive History of the Green Hornet by Jacques Boulerice at Associated Content explains: …the Green Hornet was one of the first masked costumed crime fighters, making his radio debut on January 31, 1936 [...]

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Can we save our schools in Michigan?

March 9, 2010 – 9:16 am

Gray school1 by wardmac The Detroit Free Press reports that a group called Save Our Schools Michigan (SOS Michigan) is predicting a bleak future for Michigan schools: Michigan public schools will lay off thousands of employees and more than 100 districts could be insolvent if the state doesn’t find a way to plug a $400-per-pupil [...]

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Debating Demolition & Downsizing in Detroit

March 8, 2010 – 10:20 am

Michigan Central Station by MikeRyu On Saturday about 4000 extra people dropped by Michigan in Pictures. The impetus was a New York Times story on Michigan Central Station. Although the Detroit City Council voted to demolish MCS last year, a massive budget hole, a lawsuit, and new council members who aren’t quite as bulldozer-happy: “I [...]

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