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In this episode - Ole’ Fashion Thanksgiving . . . by Edgar Guest. Allow me to tell you a bit about the Poet. Edgar Albert Guest was a British-born American poet famous in the first half of the 20th century and became known as the People’s Poet. He began his career at the  Detroit Free Press  as a copyboy and then as a reporter; his first poem appeared on December 11, 1898. For 40 years, Guest was widely read throughout North America. From his first published work in the  Detroit Free Press  until he died in 1959, Guest penned some 11,000 poems syndicated in over 300 newspapers. Mr. Guest was named  Poet Laureate  of Michigan, the only Poet awarded the title. His popularity led to a weekly Detroit radio show we hosted from 1931 until 1942, followed by a 1951  NBC  television series,  A Guest in Your House. He also had three times weekly transcribed radio programs that began on January 15, 1941. We hope you enjoyed this special Holiday gi...

Podcast - A Ballpark Visit . . . “Are the Tigers playing at home?” As an avid baseball fan, a question I’ve asked many times during my Alumni travels preparing to visit Detroit, MI. However, this time I found that question printed in a tattered, yellowing,  newspaper clipping from the Detroit Free Press dated Saturday, September 25, 1948, carefully tucked away in a scrapbook. The ball-club was and two young boys realized a dream, I can only imagine what that was like . . . Let me get you up to speed. While going through a box of old files from Lori’s father I came across an article titled  Youth’s First City Visit . A piece co-authored by 15-year-old Gerald (Jerry) Davies from the farming community of Marlette, Michigan about his experiences visiting Detroit. The photo journal and article was a promotion sponsored by The Detroit Free Press as a student exchange. Gerald Davies from Marlette MI would meet his namesake Jerry Davies from Detroit, together they would visit and work...