"Life isn't just about what a politician said. It's important to get them on the record, but we also need to get the heartbeat of a city. It's important to get those voices from neighborhoods and communities.”
Midwest supper clubs, The Staple Singers, and minor league baseball. Newspapers, radio, documentaries, books and blogs. Dave Hoekstra is omnivorous in his approach to journalism, and the kinds of stories he likes to tell.
“Any time you tell me I can’t do something, I will work even harder,” said Tracy Baim, in the first of a series of blog posts featuring past Studs Terkel Community Media Award winners.