Rep. Dingell Challenges WEMU Listeners To Donate On National Public Radio Music Day

89.1 WEMU | By David Fair - Retired,

Published April 16, 2021 at 8:38 AM EDT

Longtime Congressman John Dingell was one of the architects of the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967. His widow is the current 12th District Representative from Michigan. Debbie Dingell continues his mission to keep public broadcasting alive in this country. She joined WEMU's David Fair and Molly Motherwell to discuss John Dingell's legacy and why WEMU is worth supporting on Public Radio Music Day.

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— David Fair is the WEMU News Director and host of Morning Edition on WEMU. You can contact David at 734.487.3363, on twitter @DavidFairWEMU, or email him at dfair@emich.edu

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David Fair - Retired

Nearly three-quarters of David Fair’s 20+ years in radio has been at WEMU. Since 1994, he has been on the air at 5am each weekday on 89.1 FM as the local host of NPR’s Morning Edition. Over the years, Fair has had the opportunity to interview nationally and internationally known politicians, activists and celebrities. But he feels the most important features and interviews have been with those who live and work here at home. He believes his professional passions and desires fit perfectly into WEMU’s commitment to serving a local audience.

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Molly Motherwell

Mary Motherwell, known as Molly, joined the WEMU staff in November of 1991 as Marketing and Development Director after stints in public relations at Domino’s Pizza International, and as an account executive first at the old Ypsilanti Press and then the former WIQB-FM.In December 2010, upon his retirement, she succeeded Arthur Timko as General Manager, only the third GM in WEMU’s 61-year history.

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