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AADL Talks To: Eve Silberman, Former Profiles Editor & Writer for the Ann Arbor Observer

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Eve Silberman

 

In this episode, AADL talks to Eve Silberman. Eve has written for the Ann Arbor Observer for over four decades. As profile writer and editor Eve oversaw the Ann Arborites section, which highlights community members. In addition, she has covered and written features on local politics, social services, the city's history, and more.

 

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There Went The Neighborhood - State Theatre Interview: Diana McKnight-Morton

Diana McKnight-Morton was interviewed after a preliminary screening of the documentary film There Went The Neighborhood: The Closing of Jones School at the State Theatre on April 16, 2023. She describes her father’s business, DeLong’s Bar-B-Q, which operated across from the farmers’ market.

More interviews are available in the There Went The Neighborhood Interview Archive.

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AADL Talks To: Stephen Cain, Award-Winning Investigative Reporter for the Ann Arbor News

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Stephen Cain

In this episode, AADL Talks To Stephen Cain. Stephen, now retired, was an award-winning investigative journalist for the Detroit News, Ypsilanti Press, and Ann Arbor News. His stories from his fascinating career in southeast Michigan include hair-raising undercover operations; exposing corruption in the newspaper, labor, and criminal justice system; reversing wrongful death row convictions, and inspiring sweeping changes in the health industry. Stephen also talks about some of the changes he's seen in Ann Arbor over the years and the loss of the city's original Ann Arbor News. Stephen’s recent book "Relentless: The Making of an Investigative Reporter,” is available in hardcover and softcover from Amazon.com, or locally at Schuler Books in Ann Arbor's Westgate Shopping Center. For a signed copy, e-mail the author at Cains1001@bellsouth.net.

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AADL Talks To: Zeke Mallory, Designer & Artist

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Zeke Mallory

In this episode, AADL Talks To Zeke Mallory. Zeke studied Fine Art and Commercial Design at Eastern Michigan University, worked at Mr. Flood’s Party, and has been a successful graphic artist since starting his career in Ann Arbor in the 1970s. Zeke talks about some of his signs and murals around town, his experiences working as an artist, and some of the influential people in his life.

See AADL's collection of Zeke Mallory's posters and artwork here.

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Zeke Mallory, Watercolor Stream in the Gorge, 2008

 

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AADL Talks To: Skip Taube, Former Member of the SDS, White Panther Party, and Community Organizer

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Skip Taube

In this episode, AADL Talks To Milton 'Skip' Taube. Skip came to Ann Arbor in 1965 and quickly became involved in radical politics as a student at the University of Michigan. He was involved with the SDS and the White Panther Party, doing both community organizing and participating in “adventurism”. Skip recalls the people and events from his time in Ann Arbor and discusses the political and cultural forces that influenced the course of his life.