Kalamazoo’s Devastating Tornado, 30 Years Later With Blake Naftel and Chris Killian
On May 13, 1980, Kalamazoo faced an unprecedented F3 tornado that carved its way through the downtown central business district destroying everything in its path. The devastation resulted in several deaths and millions of dollars in damages to practically every downtown business. Journalist Blake Naftel has been collecting video and other data on the tornado … Read more
Ben Lando from Iraq Oil Report Discusses Reporting in Iraq, Complex Energies Market
Journalist Ben Lando, the Iraq bureau chief of Iraq Oil Report, stopped by the Nonchalant Café Hour recently for a conversation about the challenges of covering the oil energies market in the heart of the Middle East. Lando, a former general manager at WIDR FM during his studies at Western Michigan University, is also regularly … Read more
