Your support is important; The People’s Mic is your mic!

Monday, December 5, 2011
5:30pm – 8:30pm
The Brink Lounge, 701 East Washington Avenue, in Madison

Event is free, donations will benefit The People’s Mic and efforts to build a robust progressive media infrastructure

5:30pm – Mingle with like-minded individuals.  Appetizers will be served, cash bar.

6:15pm – Speakers will share their views about the state of our State, the state of our media, and the state of our recall.  Discussions will include efforts to create a robust progressive media infrastructure.

Speakers include:

• Mahlon Mitchell, president of the Professional Fire Fighters of Wisconsin
• Mary Bell, president of the Wisconsin Education Association Council
• Brett Hulsey, State Representative
• Matt Rothschild, editor of The Progressive
• Doug Cunningham, host of The People’s Mic on The Mic 92.1
• Frank Emspak, executive producer of The People’s Mic

To receive event updates, please RSVP:
On Facebook: The People’s Mic WI
Email: thepeoplesmicwi@gmail.com
Phone: 608.251.0327

Doug, a proud member of the Chicago chapter of AFTRA, the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, is a highly experienced award-winning radio journalist who co-produces and anchors the Madison-based daily Workers Independent News national newscast, the only national newscast focused on workers and working family issues. For more than five years he covered Wisconsin state government and the state's congressional delegation for Wisconsin Radio Network. His work has aired on hundreds of radio stations around the country, including 1010WINS in New York City. Since 2005 he has been a labor news guest commentator on the Thom Hartmann national progressive talk show. Doug anchored, edited and co-produced "This Is What Democracy Looks Like: Wisconsin's Worker Uprising", a one-hour audio documentary on Wisconsin’s worker uprising, which aired in New York City, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Washington D.C. and Houston.