Brian Cabell sits down and talks to Marquette's 32-year-old, very pregnant mayor Jenna Smith to find out why she became involved with politics...and what have been the happiest and most trying most moments of her life. BC: Where were you brought up? JS: I grew up in Harvey with my parents and my brother on a ... Continue Reading
StraightTalk: Evan Bonsall
Brian Cabell sits down with 23 year old Evan Bonsall, Marquette's newly elected City Commissioner, to find out more about this young man's boyhood, his Harvard education, his longtime girlfriend, his hero in life, and his vision of Marquette's future. BC: You were born and raised here? EB: Yeah, I was born and raised ... Continue Reading
StraightTalk: Sophie Erber
Brian Cabell sits down and talks with TV6 anchor Sophie Erber--the classic fish-out-of-water who's managed to adapt to life in the Upper Peninsula over the last five years. BC: You're not from the U.P., are you? Born on the East Coast? SE: I was born in New York City. My first bedroom was actually facing the ... Continue Reading
StraightTalk: Jim Koski
Brian Cabell talks to Jim Koski, the enthusiastic radio personality at Q107 for the last 31 years. He also hosts the TV show "High School Bowl" and conducts history tours of Marquette. BC: Where were you born and raised? JK: I was actually born and raised here in Marquette and I graduated from Marquette High ... Continue Reading
StraightTalk: Fred Stonehouse
Brian Cabell probes the mind and the life of 70-year-old historian and writer Fred Stonehouse, who also happens to be Marquette's mayor. BC: You're not a native Michigander, right? FS: Right. I was brought up in New Jersey, we had a house down at the seashore. Seaside Park. My mother, father, two brothers and a ... Continue Reading