Celebrity Speaking

In my amateur journalism career that dates back to high school, I've had the special opportunity to interview and write stories on celebrities, some of them being my personal heroes. In high school, I had the chance to sit down for 30 minutes with the band Hoobastank for a special feature. For The State News and through internships I've had, I've talked to and done stories on some of my personal favorite athletes like Igor Larionov, John-Michael Liles, Chris Chelios, Justin Verlander, and Kirk Maltby. I've ran into Ryan Miller (right) at bars and have covered future professional athletes like Tim Kennedy, Justin Abdelkader, and Tim Crowder.

It's nice to be able to have that trend continue here on Mackinac. Dirty Jobs host Mike Rowe filmed a future episode of the show on the Island in May, and Bob Seger and Kid Rock are often seen on the Island as well. On Friday, I had the special opportunity to follow around CBS Early Show Weatherman Dave Price for a few hours while he filmed footage for the nationally televised show here on the Island. I admittedly have never seen the show or have even heard of Dave Price until three days ago, but lots of people I've talked to since have told me how popular it is and how much they enjoy it. Anyways, Dave Price was a really good guy and will be back on the Island August 23, when all the footage will air. Below is a little clip I took of him about to fire a cannon at Fort Mackinac.


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On a random but awesome note, my friend Bryan Schulmeister is interning in Chicago this summer. Apparently they're filming scenes of the sequel to Batman Begins there now and shone the Bat signal over the sky at 2:30 a.m. late night Thursday. That rocks. Unfortunately I couldn't find anymore information on it, but that gets me amped for the sequel.