"dearborn.patch.com" is an exciting new source for "hyperlocal" news and information, updated daily, that's now one of the key sources for our show. Editor Jessica Carreras and Patch.com regional editor Teresa Mask are interviewed today about all the aspects of their endeavor: history, resources, journalistic standards, and the future of journalism itself.
Interview with Tom Wither, founder and CEO of Michigan-based Adopt-a-Watt, which has raised funds for the installation of energy-saving and energy-sharing equipment in one parking tower in west Dearborn, to be dedicated 9-22-11. The program's funds will also allow Dearborn to buy all-electric vehicles for the city, by paying the difference between the gasoline-engine version and the electric version, i.e. the new gas-powered Ford Focus and the soon to be available all-electric version, up to $5,000 per car.
Interview with Henry Ford Community College President Dr. Gail Mee on the challenges and changes for our college this year and in the future.
Broadcasting live from the 32nd Annual Dearborn Homecoming Festival, at Dearborn's Ford Field
Interview with Marcel Pultorek, Chair of the Dearborn Public Library Commission, about the 1% millage proposal to support the Dearborn libraries on the November ballot. How did this proposal come about? If passed, what does this less-than-needed amount provide for? How will an additional "advisory question" about the libraries, on the same ballot, affect the situation?
Michigan 15th District Representative, George Darany, is interviewed about the achievements, losses, and lessons learned in his first six months in office.
A special Summer Entertainment show with interviews with bestselling 'thriller' author James Rollins ("The Devil Colony") and documentary filmmaker Celine Danhier, whose film "Blank City" debuts in Detroit at the Detroit Film Theater (at the Detroit Institute of Arts) this weekend and next.
It's our special TWO HOUR "Radiothon 2011" edition of your favorite local news & views radio show for Dearborn and the surrounding areas, featuring [during the SECOND HOUR, if you wish to fastforward] an in-depth interview with Dearborn Mayor John B. O'Reilly, Jr., detailing the current financial crisis and possible solutions. Co-Hosts: Jay Korinek and Dennis Rymarz.
TOPIC: Michigan FAIR TAX Proposal, featuring hour-long interview with Don Dobrosky, Newsletter Editor, mifairtax.org.
Guest: State Representative George Darany (D).