by John U. Bacon | Nov 9, 2021 | Season 1
Episode Summary Steve Schram, Radio Leader Our guest today is Steve Schram, the executive director and general manager of Michigan Radio, which has one million listeners each month. Steve has worked in radio since his sophomore year at Catholic Central high school,...
by John U. Bacon | Oct 27, 2021 | Season 1
Episode Summary Greg Meyer, 1983 Boston Marathon champion; 5-time state champion coach In 1983, Greg Meyer won the world’s most famous race at the peak of the American running boom, beating his friend and training partner, Bill Rodgers, a.k.a. Mr. Marathon. Even more...
by John U. Bacon | Oct 20, 2021 | Season 1
Episode Summary Red Berenson, former NHL and University of Michigan player and coach At the ripe age of 18, Berenson had the courage to turn down the Montreal Canadiens’ offer and pursue college hockey. Four years later he proved Montreal’s general manager wrong when...
by John U. Bacon | Oct 12, 2021 | Season 1
Episode Summary Anne Curzan Anne Curzan, the granddaughter of legendary Michigan State University president John Hannah, attended Yale, where she participated in some-two dozen intramural sports. After earning her Ph.D. in English language and Literature at the...
by John U. Bacon | Sep 28, 2021 | Season 1
Episode Summary Carol Hutchins Entering her 38th season at the University of Michigan, Carol Hutchins is just six wins away from winning more games than any softball coach at any level, nationwide. Though she couldn’t guess it within a hundred, her win total currently...
by John U. Bacon | Sep 14, 2021 | Season 1
Episode Summary Tim Williams To get to his current post, as Vice-President of a 250-store chain, Tim Williams beat the odds repeatedly. Born and raised in inner-city Milwaukee, Williams earned an academic scholarship to a Catholic boys’ school, then an athletic...
