Radio Free Flint Podcast
526 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsWe present audio and video podcasts about life and culture in middle America. Our essays and life histories share the story of people in America's rust belt.This podcast is born of blue-collar, working-class values. Our podcast has its roots in the greater Flint area. We dedicate this podcast to the beleaguered town of Flint, Michigan, and communities like it across America.Our podcasts subjects include true crime, law, history, sports, arts & literature, and the Flint water crisis, and more. Our interviews focus on society and culture in middle America.
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Retired Flint Firefighter Rico Phillips talks about Firefighting, NHL Community Hero Award and Flint Kids
May 21, 2021 01:29 - 49 minutes - 113 MBRico Phillips is a retired, 27-year veteran Flint Firefighter. He is also an inspiration!. In 2019, the National Hockey League honored Rico with its prestigious Community Hero Award. They did so because, in 2010, Phillips started an inner-city hockey program to introduce Flint kids to the sport. Rico shares fascinating stories about growing up in Flint, being bi-racial, and how he decided to become a firefighter. He discusses his work with children in Flint. He also talks about his work as...
Rico Phillips Helps NHL Break Barriers
May 21, 2021 01:29 - 49 minutes - 113 MBRico Phillips is a retired, 27-year veteran Flint Firefighter. He is also an inspiration!. In 2019, the National Hockey League honored Rico with its prestigious Community Hero Award. They did so because, in 2010, Phillips started an inner-city hockey program to introduce Flint kids to the sport. Rico shares fascinating stories about growing up in Flint, being bi-racial, and how he decided to become a firefighter. He discusses his work with children in Flint. He also talks about his work as ...
Rico Phillips Helps Hockey Breaks Barriers
May 21, 2021 01:29 - 49 minutes - 113 MBRico Phillips is a retired, 27-year veteran Flint Firefighter. He is also an inspiration!. In 2019, the National Hockey League honored Rico with its prestigious Community Hero Award. They did so because, in 2010, Phillips started an inner-city hockey program to introduce Flint kids to the sport. Rico shares fascinating stories about growing up in Flint, being bi-racial, and how he decided to become a firefighter. He discusses his work with children in Flint. He also talks about his work as ...
Rico Phillips Helps Hockey Break Barriers to Diversity
May 21, 2021 01:29 - 49 minutes - 33.9 MBRico Phillips is a retired, 27-year veteran Flint Firefighter. He is also an inspiration!. In 2019, the National Hockey League honored Rico with its prestigious Community Hero Award. They did so because, in 2010, Phillips started an inner-city hockey program to introduce Flint kids to the sport. Rico shares fascinating stories about growing up in Flint, being bi-racial, and how he decided to become a firefighter. Ricco discusses his work with children in Flint. He also talks about his work ...
Michigan Truck Camper Tour: Lake Huron Shoreline
May 06, 2021 07:08 - 23 minutes - 15.8 MBTawas Point State Park is located on Lake Huron in Northern Michigan near East Tawas, Michigan. The state park encompasses 183 acres at the end of a sand spit that forms Tawas Bay. It has been referred to as the "Cape Cod of the Midwest" and is a notable bird-watching site. Ossineke is a rustic State Forest campground on Lake Huron with crystal clear water and a sandy beach. The area, including Presque Isle, has quiet beaches. Cheboygan is near Michigan's Inland Waterway, a 38-mile (61-km...
Michigan Truck Camper Tour: Lake Huron Shoreline
May 06, 2021 07:08 - 23 minutes - 15.8 MBTawas Point State Park is located on Lake Huron in Northern Michigan near East Tawas, Michigan. The state park encompasses 183 acres at the end of a sand spit that forms Tawas Bay. It has been referred to as the "Cape Cod of the Midwest" and is a notable bird-watching site. Ossineke is a rustic State Forest campground on Lake Huron with crystal clear water and a sandy beach. The area, including Presque Isle, has quiet beaches. Cheboygan is near Michigan's Inland Waterway, a 38-mile (61-km...
Truck Camper Tour: Lake Huron, Tawas Point, Ossineke and Cheboygan
May 06, 2021 07:08 - 23 minutes - 21.4 MBTawas Point State Park is located on Lake Huron in Northern Michigan near East Tawas, Michigan. The state park encompasses 183 acres at the end of a sand spit that forms Tawas Bay. It has been referred to as the "Cape Cod of the Midwest" and is a notable bird-watching site. Ossineke is a rustic State Forest campground on Lake Huron with its crystal clear water and sandy beach. The area, including Presque Isle, has quiet beaches. Cheboygan is near Michigan's Inland Waterway, a 38-mile (61-km)...
Truck Camper Tour: Lake Huron, Tawas Point, Ossineke and Cheboygan #20045
May 06, 2021 07:08 - 23 minutes - 21.4 MBTawas Point State Park is located on Lake Huron in Northern Michigan near East Tawas, Michigan. The state park encompasses 183 acres at the end of a sand spit that forms Tawas Bay. It has been referred to as the "Cape Cod of the Midwest" and is a notable bird-watching site. Ossineke is a rustic State Forest campground on Lake Huron with its crystal clear water and sandy beach. The area, including Presque Isle, has quiet beaches. Cheboygan is near Michigan's Inland Waterway, a 38-mile (61-km)...
Truck Camper Tour: Lake Huron, Tawas Pt
May 06, 2021 07:08 - 23 minutes - 15.8 MBTawas Point State Park is located on Lake Huron in Northern Michigan near East Tawas, Michigan. The state park encompasses 183 acres at the end of a sand spit that forms Tawas Bay. It has been referred to as the "Cape Cod of the Midwest" and is a notable bird-watching site. Ossineke is a rustic State Forest campground on Lake Huron with its crystal clear water and sandy beach. The area, including Presque Isle, has quiet beaches. Cheboygan is near Michigan's Inland Waterway, a 38-mile (61-...
Gerald Haan and Michigan Lumber Company
May 03, 2021 00:02 - 35 minutes - 24.1 MBMichigan Lumber is a Centennial business in the City of Flint. Gerald Haan, and his daughter Katie are the third and fourth generation to run the family owned business. Gerald also shares his views about Michigan Lumber, Flint and its future. He also shares his dream of building affordable new single family housing in the downtown Flint area. Michigan Lumber is located just beyond the center of downtown Flint. The family-owned business has been working from its original location since its ...
Michigan Lumber and it's Flint history
May 03, 2021 00:02 - 35 minutes - 80.3 MBGerald Haan and his daughter Katie join us for a wide ranging conversation about Michigan Lumber old and new. Gerald also shares his views about Flint and its future as well as his interest in building affordable new single family housing in the downtown area. Just beyond the heart of the downtown area, a family-owned business has been working from its original location since its founders came to the Greater Flint are in 1916. Most observers would assume that any business starting about that ...
Flint History: Michigan Lumber
May 03, 2021 00:02 - 35 minutes - 80.3 MBGerald Haan and his daughter Katie join us for a wide ranging conversation about Michigan Lumber old and new. Gerald also shares his views about Flint and its future as well as his interest in building affordable new single family housing in the downtown area. Just beyond the heart of the downtown area, a family-owned business has been working from its original location since its founders came to the Greater Flint are in 1916. Most observers would assume that any business starting about that ...
Michigan Lumber Company: Oldest Lumber Yard in Flint Area
May 03, 2021 00:02 - 35 minutes - 24.1 MBMichigan Lumber is a Centennial business in the City of Flint. Gerald Haan and his daughter Katie are the third and fourth generation to run the family-owned business. Gerald also shares his views about Michigan Lumber, Flint, and its future. He also shares his dream of building affordable new single-family housing in the downtown Flint area. Michigan Lumber is located just beyond the center of downtown Flint. The family-owned business has been working from its original location since its ...
Boys & Girls Under 20 Who Made a Mark on Michigan History
April 25, 2021 11:00 - 35 minutes - 32.8 MBA deep-sea diver, a dancer, an activist, an aviator, a singer, and a soldier—Great Girls in Michigan History highlights 20 girls from Michigan’s past who did amazing things before they turned 20 years old. Author Patricia Majher presents easy-to-read mini-biographies of these girls who present a variety of cultures, areas of the state, and historical time periods. Published by Wayne State University Press. Bold Boys in Michigan History—a companion to Great Girls in Michigan History—explores t...
20 Under 20: History Remembers Flints Youth
April 25, 2021 11:00 - 35 minutes - 32.8 MBA deep-sea diver, a dancer, an activist, an aviator, a singer, and a soldier—Great Girls in Michigan History highlights 20 girls from Michigan’s past who did amazing things before they turned 20 years old. Author Patricia Majher presents easy-to-read mini-biographies of these girls who present a variety of cultures, areas of the state, and historical time periods. Published by Wayne State University Press. Bold Boys in Michigan History—a companion to Great Girls in Michigan History—explores t...
Great Girls and Bold Boys of Michigan with Patricia Majher
April 25, 2021 11:00 - 35 minutes - 32.8 MBA deep-sea diver, a dancer, an activist, an aviator, a singer, and a soldier—Great Girls in Michigan History highlights 20 girls from Michigan’s past who did amazing things before they turned 20 years old. Author Patricia Majher presents easy-to-read mini-biographies of these girls who present a variety of cultures, areas of the state, and historical time periods. Published by Wayne State University Press. Bold Boys in Michigan History—a companion to Great Girls in Michigan History—explores t...
Author Patricia Majher
April 25, 2021 11:00 - 35 minutes - 24.4 MBPatricia Majher discusses her books of mini-biographies, including three Flint natives, MI; Michael Moore, Jim Abbott, and Sara Emma Edmonds. Her books Great Girls and Bold Boys are designed for children but are informative and entertaining for people of all ages. A deep-sea diver, a dancer, an activist, an aviator, a singer, and a soldier—Great Girls in Michigan History highlights 20 girls from Michigan’s past who did extraordinary things before they turned 20 years old. Author Patricia M...
20 Boys and Girls Under 20 Who Let a Mark on History
April 25, 2021 11:00 - 35 minutes - 32.8 MBA deep-sea diver, a dancer, an activist, an aviator, a singer, and a soldier—Great Girls in Michigan History highlights 20 girls from Michigan’s past who did amazing things before they turned 20 years old. Author Patricia Majher presents easy-to-read mini-biographies of these girls who present a variety of cultures, areas of the state, and historical time periods. Published by Wayne State University Press. Bold Boys in Michigan History—a companion to Great Girls in Michigan History—explores t...
Flint History People Under 20 with Author Patricia Majher
April 25, 2021 11:00 - 35 minutes - 32.8 MBA deep-sea diver, a dancer, an activist, an aviator, a singer, and a soldier—Great Girls in Michigan History highlights 20 girls from Michigan’s past who did amazing things before they turned 20 years old. Author Patricia Majher presents easy-to-read mini-biographies of these girls who present a variety of cultures, areas of the state, and historical time periods. Published by Wayne State University Press. Bold Boys in Michigan History—a companion to Great Girls in Michigan History—explores t...
History Shines on Flint's People Under 20.
April 25, 2021 11:00 - 35 minutes - 32.8 MBA deep-sea diver, a dancer, an activist, an aviator, a singer, and a soldier—Great Girls in Michigan History highlights 20 girls from Michigan’s past who did amazing things before they turned 20 years old. Author Patricia Majher presents easy-to-read mini-biographies of these girls who present a variety of cultures, areas of the state, and historical time periods. Published by Wayne State University Press. Bold Boys in Michigan History—a companion to Great Girls in Michigan History—explores t...
Flint Young People Who History Remembers
April 25, 2021 11:00 - 35 minutes - 32.8 MBA deep-sea diver, a dancer, an activist, an aviator, a singer, and a soldier—Great Girls in Michigan History highlights 20 girls from Michigan’s past who did amazing things before they turned 20 years old. Author Patricia Majher presents easy-to-read mini-biographies of these girls who present a variety of cultures, areas of the state, and historical time periods. Published by Wayne State University Press. Bold Boys in Michigan History—a companion to Great Girls in Michigan History—explores t...
Great Girls and Bold Boys of Michigan with Author Patricia Majher
April 25, 2021 11:00 - 35 minutes - 32.8 MBA deep-sea diver, a dancer, an activist, an aviator, a singer, and a soldier—Great Girls in Michigan History highlights 20 girls from Michigan’s past who did amazing things before they turned 20 years old. Author Patricia Majher presents easy-to-read mini-biographies of these girls who present a variety of cultures, areas of the state, and historical time periods. Published by Wayne State University Press. Bold Boys in Michigan History—a companion to Great Girls in Michigan History—explores...
Flint Water Crisis, Author Anna Leigh Clark
April 18, 2021 10:30 - 44 minutes - 41.3 MBAuthor Anna Clark is an accomplished journalist who has written a very credible and worthy book documenting the events of the Flint Water Crisis. Anna's book about the Flint Water Crisis examines the future of American cities, what public policies need reform and what policy decision by local and state government gave rise to this man-made disaster. Anna Clark who lives in Detroit. She is a reporter for ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom dedicated to investigative journalism with moral force. S...
Author Anna Leigh Clark: The Poisoned City: Flint’s Water and the American Urban Tragedy
April 18, 2021 10:30 - 44 minutes - 41.3 MBAuthor Anna Clark is an accomplished journalist who has written a very credible and worthy book documenting the events of the Flint Water Crisis. Anna's book about the Flint Water Crisis examines the future of American cities, what public policies need reform and what policy decision by local and state government gave rise to this man-made disaster. Anna Clark who lives in Detroit. She is a reporter for ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom dedicated to investigative journalism with moral force. ...
Author Anna Leigh Clark: The Chronology of the Flint Water Crisis
April 18, 2021 10:30 - 44 minutes - 41.3 MBAuthor Anna Clark is an accomplished journalist who has written a very credible and worthy book documenting the events of the Flint Water Crisis. Anna's book about the Flint Water Crisis examines the future of American cities, what public policies need reform and what policy decision by local and state government gave rise to this man-made disaster. Anna Clark who lives in Detroit. She is a reporter for ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom dedicated to investigative journalism with moral force. S...
Flint Water Crisis, with Author Anna Leigh Clark
April 18, 2021 10:30 - 44 minutes - 41.3 MBAuthor Anna Clark is an accomplished journalist who has written a very credible and worthy book documenting the events of the Flint Water Crisis. Anna's book about the Flint Water Crisis examines the future of American cities, what public policies need reform and what policy decision by local and state government gave rise to this man-made disaster. Anna Clark who lives in Detroit. She is a reporter for ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom dedicated to investigative journalism with moral force. S...
Poison Water, by Author Anna Leigh Clark
April 18, 2021 10:30 - 44 minutes - 41.3 MBAuthor Anna Clark is an accomplished journalist who has written a very credible and worthy book documenting the events of the Flint Water Crisis. Anna's book about the Flint Water Crisis examines the future of American cities, what public policies need reform and what policy decision by local and state government gave rise to this man-made disaster. Anna Clark who lives in Detroit. She is a reporter for ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom dedicated to investigative journalism with moral force. S...
The Poisoned City: Flint’s Water Crisis and the American Urban Tragedy with Anna Clark
April 18, 2021 10:30 - 44 minutes - 41.3 MBAuthor Anna Clark is an accomplished journalist who has written a very credible and worthy book documenting the events of the Flint Water Crisis. Anna's book about the Flint Water Crisis examines the future of American cities, what public policies need reform and what policy decision by local and state government gave rise to this man-made disaster. Anna Clark who lives in Detroit. She is a reporter for ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom dedicated to investigative journalism with moral force. ...
The Poisoned City: Flint’s Water Crisis (ft. Anna Clark)
April 18, 2021 10:30 - 44 minutes - 30.7 MBAnna Clark is an accomplished author and journalist. In The Poisoned City: Flint's Water and the American Urban Tragedy, Anna examines what happened to poison the water in Flint, Michigan. She digs into the public policies that need reform and drinking water policy decisions by the Flint and Michigan governments. Anna Clark lives in Detroit. She is a reporter for ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom dedicated to investigative journalism with moral force. Ann Clark's book won the Hillman Prize...
Flint’s Water and the American Urban Tragedy, by Author Anna Leigh Clark
April 18, 2021 10:30 - 44 minutes - 41.3 MBAuthor Anna Clark is an accomplished journalist who has written a very credible and worthy book documenting the events of the Flint Water Crisis. Anna's book about the Flint Water Crisis examines the future of American cities, what public policies need reform and what policy decision by local and state government gave rise to this man-made disaster. Anna Clark who lives in Detroit. She is a reporter for ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom dedicated to investigative journalism with moral force. S...
Poisoned Water with Author Anna Leigh Clark
April 18, 2021 10:30 - 44 minutes - 41.3 MBAuthor Anna Clark is an accomplished journalist who has written a very credible and worthy book documenting the events of the Flint Water Crisis. Anna's book about the Flint Water Crisis examines the future of American cities, what public policies need reform and what policy decision by local and state government gave rise to this man-made disaster. Anna Clark who lives in Detroit. She is a reporter for ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom dedicated to investigative journalism with moral force. S...
The Poisoned City: Flint’s Water and the American Urban Tragedy, by Author Anna Leigh Clark
April 18, 2021 10:30 - 44 minutes - 41.3 MBAuthor Anna Clark is an accomplished journalist who has written a very credible and worthy book documenting the events of the Flint Water Crisis. Anna's book about the Flint Water Crisis examines the future of American cities, what public policies need reform and what policy decision by local and state government gave rise to this man-made disaster. Anna Clark who lives in Detroit. She is a reporter for ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom dedicated to investigative journalism with moral force. ...
Jermaine Reese, PhD
April 14, 2021 03:10 - 36 minutes - 25.3 MBJermaine Reese, spent eighteen years as a Flint Police Officer. He shares his policing career, its highs and lows. He patrolled the Flint, Michigan neighborhood where he was raised. What is life like in a City of Flint patrol car? What will it take for Flint's crime statistics to improve? What type of training for police will reduce abuse claims and lawsuits? Dr. Reese explains that one of those challenges was being black and a policeman. Professor Reese also comments on the Black Lives M...
Jermaine Reese, PhD, Community Policing Matters
April 14, 2021 03:10 - 36 minutes - 34 MBWhat is life like in a City of Flint patrol car? What will it take for Flint's crime statistics to improve? What type of training for police will reduce abuse claims and lawsuits? Dr. Jermaine Reese, who spent eighteen and a half years as a Flint Police Officer, shares his career, its highs and lows. He patrolled the Flint neighborhood in which he was raised. One of those challenges was being black and a policeman. Professor Reese discusses Black Lives Matter and its impact on policing toda...
Former Flint PD Officer Jermaine Reese, PhD
April 14, 2021 03:10 - 36 minutes - 34 MBWhat is life like in a City of Flint patrol car? What will it take for Flint's crime statistics to improve? What type of training for police will reduce abuse claims and lawsuits? Dr. Jermaine Reese, who spent eighteen and a half years as a Flint Police Officer, shares his career, its highs and lows. He patrolled the Flint neighborhood in which he was raised. One of those challenges was being black and a policeman. Professor Reese discusses Black Lives Matter and its impact on policing tod...
Community Policing Matters, Jermaine Reese, Phd.
April 14, 2021 03:10 - 36 minutes - 34 MBWhat is life like in a City of Flint patrol car? What will it take for Flint's crime statistics to improve? What type of training for police will reduce abuse claims and lawsuits? Dr. Jermaine Reese, who spent eighteen and a half years as a Flint Police Officer, shares his career, its highs and lows. He patrolled the Flint neighborhood in which he was raised. One of those challenges was being black and a policeman. Professor Reese discusses Black Lives Matter and its impact on policing toda...
FlintTown 911:Former Flint PD Officer Jermaine Reese
April 11, 2021 10:00 - 36 minutes - 34 MBWhat is life like in a City of Flint patrol car? What will it take for Flint's crime statistics to improve? What type of training for police will reduce abuse claims and lawsuits? Dr. Jermaine Reese, who spent eighteen and a half years as a Flint Police Officer, shares his career, its highs and lows. He patrolled the Flint neighborhood in which he was raised. One of those challenges was being black and a policeman. Professor Reese discusses Black Lives Matter and its impact on policing toda...
Michael Jablonski
April 04, 2021 11:00 - 42 minutes - 29.2 MBGrand Blanc, MI attorney and businessman Michael Jablonski is an entrepreneurial success. Jablonski shares stories from his business career in the food and entertainment business in Mid-Michigan. Few people in Michigan have made an impact on the Flint area community's entertainment and fine dining as Michael Jablonski. Michael has developed several concept businesses in the Flint, Michigan area. Those establishments, Celebrations Night Club and Brick Street have became some of the most pop...
Celebrations! BrickStreet and Michael Jablonski
April 04, 2021 11:00 - 42 minutes - 39.3 MBThis podcast is about entrepreneurial success and determination. Michael Jablonski shares his interesting business career in the food and entertainment business. Few people in Michigan have made an impact on a community's entertainment and fine dining as Michael Jablonski, a Grand Blanc businessman and lawyer. He has developed several concept businesses in the Flint area. Those establishments such as Celebrations Night Club and Brick Street have became some of the most popular and financ...
Joel Bye and the Blue Hawaiians Band
March 28, 2021 10:00 - 38 minutes - 26.4 MBJoel Bye and his band the Blue Hawaiians are legendary amongst Michigan music fans. Joel shares the colorful history of the band as well as his prior band The Nick Garvey Band. In a hilarious and surprisingly reflective interview Joel Bye shares how he got started playing the drums with another local legend, the late jazz master Sherman Mitchell, playing in the Fireside Lounge in Flint. He speaks optimistically about Flint, Michigan and what the town has ment to him. He played his first g...
Joel Bye and the Blue Hawaiians Band
March 28, 2021 10:00 - 38 minutes - 26.4 MBJoel Bye and his band the Blue Hawaiians are legendary amongst Michigan music fans. Joel shares the colorful history of the band as well as his prior band The Nick Garvey Band. In a hilarious and surprisingly reflective interview Joel Bye shares how he got started playing the drums with another local legend, the late jazz master Sherman Mitchell, playing in the Fireside Lounge in Flint. He speaks optimistically about Flint, Michigan and what the town has ment to him. He played his first g...
Joel Bye, Founder of the Blue Hawaiians Band
March 28, 2021 10:00 - 38 minutes - 35.6 MBJoel Bye and his band the Blue Hawaiians are legendary amongst local music fans. Joel shares the history of the band as well as his prior band The Nick Garvey Band. In a hilarious and surprisingly reflective interview Joel Bye shares how he got started playing the drums with another local legend, the late jazz master Sherman Mitchell, playing in the Fireside Lounge in Flint. He speaks optimistically about Flint and what the town has ment to him. He played his first gig at Ballenger Park ...
William S. Ballenger III
March 21, 2021 11:00 - 34 minutes - 23.8 MBWilliam S. Ballenger III of Flint, Michigan is a descendant of one of the founders of Buick, Chevrolet Motor Car Company, General Motors. Bill is a member of the family that philanthropically endowed the Flint area. Bill shares his family's history, accomplishments, and philanthropic activity. Along the way, Bill shares experiences about growing up in Flint and shares his memories of the late Charles Stewart Mott and family. Bill Ballenger is a former State Senator, State Representative, th...
William S. Ballenger III: The Ballenger Family History, Accomplishments and Philanthropy
March 21, 2021 11:00 - 34 minutes - 79.2 MBWilliam S. Ballenger III of Flint, Michigan is our guest. He is a descendant of one of the founders of Buick, Chevrolet Motor Car Company, General Motors. Bill is a member of the family that philanthropically endowed the Flint area. Bill shares his family's history, accomplishments, and philanthropic activity. Along the way, Bill shares experiences about growing up in Flint and shares his memories of the late Charles Stewart Mott and family. Bill Ballenger is a former State Senator, State R...
Local Radio History with Pete "Fat Cat" Flanders of Musical Memories
March 14, 2021 11:57 - 42 minutes - 39.4 MBPete "Fat Cat" Flanders is perhaps one of the best remembered radio personalities in the Mid-Michigan media market. He is the owner of Musical Memories, a Flint record shop that specializes in vinyl record sales. Pete recounts his 40 year history in Flint area radio sharing stories from his long career as a DJ, Concert Promoter and Businessman. Pete worked at WHMM with its urban format and WTAC with its contemporary Rock format. He has worked as a promoter, announcer, or tour assistant t...
Radio & Records History with Pete "Fat Cat" Flanders of Musical Memories
March 14, 2021 11:57 - 41 minutes - 38.8 MBPete "Fat Cat" Flanders is perhaps one of the best remembered radio personalities in the Mid-Michigan media market. He is the owner of Musical Memories, a Flint record shop that specializes in vinyl record sales. Pete recounts his 40 year history in Flint area radio sharing stories from his long career as a DJ, Concert Promoter and Businessman. Pete worked at WHMM with its urban format and WTAC with its contemporary Rock format. He has worked as a promoter, announcer, or tour assistant t...
Pete Flanders, Musical Memories
March 14, 2021 11:57 - 40 minutes - 27.9 MBPete "Fat Cat" Flanders is perhaps one of the best remembered radio personalities in the Mid-Michigan media market. He is the owner of Musical Memories, a Flint record shop that specializes in vinyl record sales. Pete recounts his 40 year history in Flint area radio sharing stories from his long career as a DJ, Concert Promoter and Businessman. Pete worked at WHMM with its urban format and WTAC with its contemporary Rock format. He has worked as a promoter, announcer, or tour assistant t...
Pete Flanders, Musical Memories
March 14, 2021 11:57 - 40 minutes - 27.9 MBPete "Fat Cat" Flanders is perhaps one of the best remembered radio personalities in the Mid-Michigan media market. He is the owner of Musical Memories, a Flint record shop that specializes in vinyl record sales. Pete recounts his 40 year history in Flint area radio sharing stories from his long career as a DJ, Concert Promoter and Businessman. Pete worked at WHMM with its urban format and WTAC with its contemporary Rock format. He has worked as a promoter, announcer, or tour assistant t...
Pete "Fat Cat" Flanders, Record Store Owner and DJ
March 14, 2021 11:57 - 40 minutes - 37.5 MBPete "Fat Cat" Flanders is perhaps one of the best remembered radio personalities in the Mid-Michigan media market. He is the owner of Musical Memories, a Flint record shop that specializes in vinyl record sales. Pete recounts his 40 year history in Flint area radio sharing stories from his long career as a DJ, Concert Promoter and Businessman. Pete worked at WHMM with its urban format and WTAC with its contemporary Rock format. He has worked as a promoter, announcer, or tour assistant t...
Flint Community Schools (ft Norm Bryant)
March 11, 2021 11:00 - 39 minutes - 27 MBNorman Bryant is a former President of Flint Board of Education. At 85 years of age, he shares the history of the Flint Community Schools and high school athletics. Norm is the founder of the Flint African American Sports Hall of Fame. Norm provides a wonderful oral history of African American life in a northern US industrial community in the 1950's, 1960's and 1970's. During the interview Norm Bryant discusses the people and activities around Flint, Michigan becoming the first U.S. major...