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Speaker 1 (00:26):
Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas.
Speaker 2 (00:31):
Tree, Detroit, Saretha Franklin. And if you were in Detroit
looking for a Christmas tree and you went to Campus Marshes,
you would see not only a beautiful litt tree, but
hundreds and thousands of lights all around. And if you
were to look across the street, you'd probably see the
light on the kitchen at American Coney Island where they're
getting ready for you today. And the lovely Grace Caros
(00:53):
is welcoming us to downtown Detroit. And we are at
the conference hotel broadcasting this morning. What are you doing
up so early?
Speaker 3 (01:00):
Yeah, you know, just get ready to get downtown and
keep moving. What are you doing?
Speaker 2 (01:06):
I'm talking to thirteen radio stations across the state of
Michigan about Detroit and Whyatt's such a special place.
Speaker 3 (01:14):
I love that. Thank you for that, and thanks for
having having me on and your support. Is it beautiful downtown?
Speaker 2 (01:20):
It's a winter wonderland and the most perfect civic definition.
And what time do the doors open the lights go
on at American Coney.
Speaker 3 (01:28):
Island, We'll be open. It will be open at nine today.
Speaker 2 (01:32):
Nine am. And somebody comes in and gets a hot
dog at nine am.
Speaker 3 (01:36):
Yeah, we'll have them come on in hot chocolate if
you want.
Speaker 2 (01:43):
All right, that's very festive. We know that for those
of you who can't get to American Coney Island and
you miss home, that's Detroit. A Coney Island can come
to you from American Coney Island, still, can't it.
Speaker 3 (01:56):
Yes, you go to Americanconey Island dot com. We go
through gold Belly and we ship out our cony kits
and makes a great gift. We've been at the warehouse
almost every day shipping them out. People are sending them
and then receiving them already. They just love them so
great cooler.
Speaker 2 (02:14):
Yeah, just think about all those people who say I'll
be home for Christmas, but only in my dreams, and
they're wishing they could be in Detroit.
Speaker 3 (02:21):
Oh that's I love it right.
Speaker 2 (02:24):
Yeah, it makes you kind of get you all choked
up a little bit. And so you stay here, We'll
send Detroit to you.
Speaker 3 (02:31):
Yeah, there you go. So it's it's in your dreams,
but it's real. Also, such beautiful Christmas that would make
the great Hallmark.
Speaker 2 (02:38):
Movie The City. Oh man, my mother watches Hallmark twenty
four to seven all the time and so when I
visit her at the holidays, I have to like detox
when I get out and go, oh, I got to
watch them crime movies or something, I say. But you
know what, Detroit, if you might put it that way,
has gone from a crime movie to a Hallmark movie
(03:01):
right around your American Coney Island has been all through
the city over the years.
Speaker 3 (03:06):
It really has gone through a big transformation. And I mean, listen,
every city's got their problem still to a point, but
we look good and things are things are well.
Speaker 2 (03:17):
Well, you've been there. You weathered it all, all through it.
Speaker 3 (03:20):
Oh yeah, we did. We sure did, and we'll keep going.
Speaker 2 (03:25):
And somehow you manage not to age. And so one
last question for the beautiful Grace Caros at American Coney Island,
downtown Detroit. How often does Gary Miles come in the
editor and publisher of the Detroit News.
Speaker 3 (03:39):
He pops in here and there. You know, we see everybody.
Sometimes I don't even you know, there'll be times I
won't see them. They come in different times, but everybody's around.
Everybody supports.
Speaker 2 (03:51):
That's a very diplomatic answer, because it's like a it's
like a hippo law. You're not allowed to say who
comes in and when because you know their wife might
be listening. Say, damn you, I told you to lay
off the Coneys, didn't I the doctor told you to
take it easy, everything with moderation. But I don't mind
unabashedly supporting and turning up at American Coney Island and
(04:11):
speaking of Gary Miles there he is on our at
and T line right now, the editor and publisher of
the Detroit News. He could easily walk there. He's on
our line right now. Happy holidays to.
Speaker 4 (04:20):
You, sir, Happy holidays to you, and welcome to Detroit.
Speaker 2 (04:25):
That's very nice to hear you again. And the city
has changed around you. How many years have you been
in publishing downtown.
Speaker 4 (04:34):
Well, the Detroit News has been there one hundred and
fifty two, and I've been at the News about twenty
five of them. So there's a great history for both
of us.
Speaker 2 (04:45):
Can you imagine. I was like putting together the guest
list for this morning ship program with Tony Cuffer, and
you're thinking, who are the most important people in the
city to talk to? And you're one of them, and
then we started I started thinking when I was at
Nemo's with Jeff heward, what would my dream Detroit radio
broadcast lineup be if there were no limits, you know,
(05:06):
even historically speaking, And I said, well, I would like
to talk to Jim Campbell from the Tigers, and Coleman
Young that would be cool, and my old boss J P. McCarthy,
and maybe Bill Bonds, Pete Wildmeyer, I guess maybe would
be one of those. How about Bob Talbert? Who would
be on your list?
Speaker 3 (05:25):
Boy?
Speaker 4 (05:26):
That's a great lineup.
Speaker 1 (05:27):
You know.
Speaker 4 (05:28):
When we had our one hundred and fiftieth anniversary a
couple of years ago, we did a list of the
most the one hundred and fifty biggest news making Michiganian
in history, and it's an amazing list and it's available
on our website still. And from women suffragists who played
a huge role to business leaders. You know, frankly An
(05:52):
sol Ford I would love to talk to because they
played such an instruntal role in the use using of
Ford factories to democracy and to win World War Two,
and of course had a very very shortened life, but
a very prominent and important one civically and beyond.
Speaker 2 (06:12):
Won't it be interesting to see if the outgoing mayor
becomes the incoming governor.
Speaker 4 (06:20):
It's fascinating.
Speaker 3 (06:21):
You know.
Speaker 4 (06:21):
I was in West Michigan a couple of weeks ago
and was maybe surprised is the wrong word, but saw
billboards on every major freeway advertising for the now independent
running Mike Duggan for the state for the governor. It's
you know, it's going to be an interesting campaign with
(06:44):
him and Benson and the Republican candidates. So we'll see
how that works out. But he certainly has made a
marked post bankruptcy in Detroit, and you know, from a
right in candidate in the City of Detroit to become
mayor to the independent now candidacy for state, the state's
(07:04):
highest position. It's going to be a fascinating twenty twenty six,
isn't it.
Speaker 2 (07:09):
Has Mayor Dougan been accessible to the Detroit News over
the years, Has he been good to you?
Speaker 4 (07:16):
He has been accessible more, you know, Frankly, accessibility is
one of the biggest challenges I see in journalism right
now as social media has ballooned. You know, I don't
know if you see this, you seem to get everybody
whenever you want on Michael Patrick.
Speaker 3 (07:32):
But but.
Speaker 4 (07:35):
That's not the case for us. In fact, that at
one point, you know, during the the pandemic. Certainly it
was hard to get everybody. But I think I do
think that a lot of politicians have now receded and
it's hard to get them. Dougan hasn't been quite so
much that way. In fact, we've got an interview with him,
kind of an exit interview coming up tomorrow and he'll
be in our offices, and he's been in our office,
(07:58):
you know, since we moved locations. So it's a it's
a it's a different different ballgame these days with a
lot of different politicians. But he's done pretty accessible of
the whole time. Was very rarely when we make it
back if we make a mistake.
Speaker 2 (08:14):
So oh he does personally. Yeah, wow, yeah, yeah, that's
pretty cool. A Gary, what are you doing to me here?
You got this? Is that whatever? Well, you know, it
was Marshall mccluan, right who said the medium is the message.
But the trick is now they have access to social media,
(08:35):
they can put their own message out and there's no
gatekeeper anymore. It seems like so we all have, as
you alluded to, their struggles to reach some people who
are elusive, but glad to hear he's accessible and more
glad you're accessible to us. Congratulations to Gary Miles and
the Detroit News and look at Thattnews dot com or
(08:56):
buy the actual paper to read that interview.
Speaker 5 (09:01):
This is Chris buck with Michigan Reimagined podcast. And when
it comes to managing your finances and planning for your future,
I suggest you contact my friends at Wagoner Financial. Whether
you're just getting started, getting ready to retire, or anywhere
in between, Wagoner Financial can help you make smart financial decisions.
Don't navigate a complex problem on your own. Wagoner has
the expertise to help you feel confident that you're making
the right financial choices. Contact an advisor by calling five
(09:23):
one seven eight five three three three sixty seven or
visit their website at Wagonerhyphenfinancial dot com.
Speaker 1 (09:29):
Our path to a top ten state is only as
strong as our strength of commitment. It's time to compete
to win. When we do better by our kids, invest
in people, accelerate our economy, and get the fundamentals right,
we will feel a powerful win in our sales that
will move Michigan over. That's a top ten state. Business
(09:50):
Leaders for Michigan is the state's Business Roundtable We're committed
to make Michigan more competitive. Time to be bold, Michigan.
It's time to compete to When.
Speaker 2 (10:01):
It comes to healthcare costs, we often focus on one thing,
our insurance premiums. But what if we're only seeing part
of the picture. The truth is our health insurance costs
reside downstream at the end of the cost equation. But
to really understand what's driving up costs, we need to
look upstream to the healthcare system itself. Upstream, there are
costs like the price is charged by hospitals and doctors,
(10:24):
and the cost of prescription drugs, healthcare administration, and technology.
These costs flow downstream directly into your health insurance premium.
That's why Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan is advocating
for a system wide solution to address the rising cost
of healthcare. Blue Cross knows that healthcare is personal, needs
to work for everyone, and affordability matters, and that starts
(10:47):
with shedding light on the entire cost equation, from upstream
costs to downstream premiums. Want to learn more, visit miiblu
daily dot com. Slash Affordability
Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas.
Speaker 2 (00:31):
Tree, Detroit, Saretha Franklin. And if you were in Detroit
looking for a Christmas tree and you went to Campus Marshes,
you would see not only a beautiful litt tree, but
hundreds and thousands of lights all around. And if you
were to look across the street, you'd probably see the
light on the kitchen at American Coney Island where they're
getting ready for you today. And the lovely Grace Caros
(00:53):
is welcoming us to downtown Detroit. And we are at
the conference hotel broadcasting this morning. What are you doing
up so early?
Speaker 3 (01:00):
Yeah, you know, just get ready to get downtown and
keep moving. What are you doing?
Speaker 2 (01:06):
I'm talking to thirteen radio stations across the state of
Michigan about Detroit and Whyatt's such a special place.
Speaker 3 (01:14):
I love that. Thank you for that, and thanks for
having having me on and your support. Is it beautiful downtown?
Speaker 2 (01:20):
It's a winter wonderland and the most perfect civic definition.
And what time do the doors open the lights go
on at American Coney.
Speaker 3 (01:28):
Island, We'll be open. It will be open at nine today.
Speaker 2 (01:32):
Nine am. And somebody comes in and gets a hot
dog at nine am.
Speaker 3 (01:36):
Yeah, we'll have them come on in hot chocolate if
you want.
Speaker 2 (01:43):
All right, that's very festive. We know that for those
of you who can't get to American Coney Island and
you miss home, that's Detroit. A Coney Island can come
to you from American Coney Island, still, can't it.
Speaker 3 (01:56):
Yes, you go to Americanconey Island dot com. We go
through gold Belly and we ship out our cony kits
and makes a great gift. We've been at the warehouse
almost every day shipping them out. People are sending them
and then receiving them already. They just love them so
great cooler.
Speaker 2 (02:14):
Yeah, just think about all those people who say I'll
be home for Christmas, but only in my dreams, and
they're wishing they could be in Detroit.
Speaker 3 (02:21):
Oh that's I love it right.
Speaker 2 (02:24):
Yeah, it makes you kind of get you all choked
up a little bit. And so you stay here, We'll
send Detroit to you.
Speaker 3 (02:31):
Yeah, there you go. So it's it's in your dreams,
but it's real. Also, such beautiful Christmas that would make
the great Hallmark.
Speaker 2 (02:38):
Movie The City. Oh man, my mother watches Hallmark twenty
four to seven all the time and so when I
visit her at the holidays, I have to like detox
when I get out and go, oh, I got to
watch them crime movies or something, I say. But you
know what, Detroit, if you might put it that way,
has gone from a crime movie to a Hallmark movie
(03:01):
right around your American Coney Island has been all through
the city over the years.
Speaker 3 (03:06):
It really has gone through a big transformation. And I mean, listen,
every city's got their problem still to a point, but
we look good and things are things are well.
Speaker 2 (03:17):
Well, you've been there. You weathered it all, all through it.
Speaker 3 (03:20):
Oh yeah, we did. We sure did, and we'll keep going.
Speaker 2 (03:25):
And somehow you manage not to age. And so one
last question for the beautiful Grace Caros at American Coney Island,
downtown Detroit. How often does Gary Miles come in the
editor and publisher of the Detroit News.
Speaker 3 (03:39):
He pops in here and there. You know, we see everybody.
Sometimes I don't even you know, there'll be times I
won't see them. They come in different times, but everybody's around.
Everybody supports.
Speaker 2 (03:51):
That's a very diplomatic answer, because it's like a it's
like a hippo law. You're not allowed to say who
comes in and when because you know their wife might
be listening. Say, damn you, I told you to lay
off the Coneys, didn't I the doctor told you to
take it easy, everything with moderation. But I don't mind
unabashedly supporting and turning up at American Coney Island and
(04:11):
speaking of Gary Miles there he is on our at
and T line right now, the editor and publisher of
the Detroit News. He could easily walk there. He's on
our line right now. Happy holidays to.
Speaker 4 (04:20):
You, sir, Happy holidays to you, and welcome to Detroit.
Speaker 2 (04:25):
That's very nice to hear you again. And the city
has changed around you. How many years have you been
in publishing downtown.
Speaker 4 (04:34):
Well, the Detroit News has been there one hundred and
fifty two, and I've been at the News about twenty
five of them. So there's a great history for both
of us.
Speaker 2 (04:45):
Can you imagine. I was like putting together the guest
list for this morning ship program with Tony Cuffer, and
you're thinking, who are the most important people in the
city to talk to? And you're one of them, and
then we started I started thinking when I was at
Nemo's with Jeff heward, what would my dream Detroit radio
broadcast lineup be if there were no limits, you know,
(05:06):
even historically speaking, And I said, well, I would like
to talk to Jim Campbell from the Tigers, and Coleman
Young that would be cool, and my old boss J P. McCarthy,
and maybe Bill Bonds, Pete Wildmeyer, I guess maybe would
be one of those. How about Bob Talbert? Who would
be on your list?
Speaker 3 (05:25):
Boy?
Speaker 4 (05:26):
That's a great lineup.
Speaker 1 (05:27):
You know.
Speaker 4 (05:28):
When we had our one hundred and fiftieth anniversary a
couple of years ago, we did a list of the
most the one hundred and fifty biggest news making Michiganian
in history, and it's an amazing list and it's available
on our website still. And from women suffragists who played
a huge role to business leaders. You know, frankly An
(05:52):
sol Ford I would love to talk to because they
played such an instruntal role in the use using of
Ford factories to democracy and to win World War Two,
and of course had a very very shortened life, but
a very prominent and important one civically and beyond.
Speaker 2 (06:12):
Won't it be interesting to see if the outgoing mayor
becomes the incoming governor.
Speaker 4 (06:20):
It's fascinating.
Speaker 3 (06:21):
You know.
Speaker 4 (06:21):
I was in West Michigan a couple of weeks ago
and was maybe surprised is the wrong word, but saw
billboards on every major freeway advertising for the now independent
running Mike Duggan for the state for the governor. It's
you know, it's going to be an interesting campaign with
(06:44):
him and Benson and the Republican candidates. So we'll see
how that works out. But he certainly has made a
marked post bankruptcy in Detroit, and you know, from a
right in candidate in the City of Detroit to become
mayor to the independent now candidacy for state, the state's
(07:04):
highest position. It's going to be a fascinating twenty twenty six,
isn't it.
Speaker 2 (07:09):
Has Mayor Dougan been accessible to the Detroit News over
the years, Has he been good to you?
Speaker 4 (07:16):
He has been accessible more, you know, Frankly, accessibility is
one of the biggest challenges I see in journalism right
now as social media has ballooned. You know, I don't
know if you see this, you seem to get everybody
whenever you want on Michael Patrick.
Speaker 3 (07:32):
But but.
Speaker 4 (07:35):
That's not the case for us. In fact, that at
one point, you know, during the the pandemic. Certainly it
was hard to get everybody. But I think I do
think that a lot of politicians have now receded and
it's hard to get them. Dougan hasn't been quite so
much that way. In fact, we've got an interview with him,
kind of an exit interview coming up tomorrow and he'll
be in our offices, and he's been in our office,
(07:58):
you know, since we moved locations. So it's a it's
a it's a different different ballgame these days with a
lot of different politicians. But he's done pretty accessible of
the whole time. Was very rarely when we make it
back if we make a mistake.
Speaker 2 (08:14):
So oh he does personally. Yeah, wow, yeah, yeah, that's
pretty cool. A Gary, what are you doing to me here?
You got this? Is that whatever? Well, you know, it
was Marshall mccluan, right who said the medium is the message.
But the trick is now they have access to social media,
(08:35):
they can put their own message out and there's no
gatekeeper anymore. It seems like so we all have, as
you alluded to, their struggles to reach some people who
are elusive, but glad to hear he's accessible and more
glad you're accessible to us. Congratulations to Gary Miles and
the Detroit News and look at Thattnews dot com or
(08:56):
buy the actual paper to read that interview.
Speaker 5 (09:01):
This is Chris buck with Michigan Reimagined podcast. And when
it comes to managing your finances and planning for your future,
I suggest you contact my friends at Wagoner Financial. Whether
you're just getting started, getting ready to retire, or anywhere
in between, Wagoner Financial can help you make smart financial decisions.
Don't navigate a complex problem on your own. Wagoner has
the expertise to help you feel confident that you're making
the right financial choices. Contact an advisor by calling five
(09:23):
one seven eight five three three three sixty seven or
visit their website at Wagonerhyphenfinancial dot com.
Speaker 1 (09:29):
Our path to a top ten state is only as
strong as our strength of commitment. It's time to compete
to win. When we do better by our kids, invest
in people, accelerate our economy, and get the fundamentals right,
we will feel a powerful win in our sales that
will move Michigan over. That's a top ten state. Business
(09:50):
Leaders for Michigan is the state's Business Roundtable We're committed
to make Michigan more competitive. Time to be bold, Michigan.
It's time to compete to When.
Speaker 2 (10:01):
It comes to healthcare costs, we often focus on one thing,
our insurance premiums. But what if we're only seeing part
of the picture. The truth is our health insurance costs
reside downstream at the end of the cost equation. But
to really understand what's driving up costs, we need to
look upstream to the healthcare system itself. Upstream, there are
costs like the price is charged by hospitals and doctors,
(10:24):
and the cost of prescription drugs, healthcare administration, and technology.
These costs flow downstream directly into your health insurance premium.
That's why Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan is advocating
for a system wide solution to address the rising cost
of healthcare. Blue Cross knows that healthcare is personal, needs
to work for everyone, and affordability matters, and that starts
(10:47):
with shedding light on the entire cost equation, from upstream
costs to downstream premiums. Want to learn more, visit miiblu
daily dot com. Slash Affordability
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