with WWJ's Joe Donovan.754Wed, 22 May 2013 03:47:20 GMThttp://www.cbsdetroit.comnonoDetroit, Historyen-ushttp://cbsdetroit.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/joe.jpghttp://www.cbsdetroit.comwwjnewsroom@cbsradio.com (Joe Donovan)Fri, 30 Nov 2012 17:30:00 GMThttp://play.it/Podcast#55313659It's not depicted in the hit musical at the Fisher Theatre, but Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons sought a career jump-start at Hitsville, USA. It happened, but not in the way that anyone anticipated.Joe DonovanIt's not depicted in the hit musical at the Fisher Theatre, but Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons sought a career jump-start at Hitsville, USA. It happened, but not in the way that anyone anticipated.90no Fri, 30 Nov 2012 17:29:00 GMThttp://play.it/Podcast#55313657Leaders of the financially-struggling University of Michigan got schooled by an Ohio fast-talker when they had to sell their federal and Indian Land Grants during the 1820s.Joe DonovanLeaders of the financially-struggling University of Michigan got schooled by an Ohio fast-talker when they had to sell their federal and Indian Land Grants during the 1820s.107no Thu, 18 Oct 2012 16:51:00 GMThttp://play.it/Podcast#55169825Nineteenth Century U-of-M and the future M-S-U had sociological and financial problems that only co-education could solve.Joe DonovanNineteenth Century U-of-M and the future M-S-U had sociological and financial problems that only co-education could solve.77no Thu, 18 Oct 2012 16:50:00 GMThttp://play.it/Podcast#55169823That's a slogan Michigan's two most famous research-oriented universities COULD put at entrance gates, for the academic all stars who score their versions of big touchdowns every day of the year.Joe DonovanThat's a slogan Michigan's two most famous research-oriented universities COULD put at entrance gates, for the academic all stars who score their versions of big touchdowns every day of the year.62no Fri, 05 Oct 2012 15:56:00 GMThttp://play.it/Podcast#55128870In October, 1927 Detroit's gorgeous new art museum opened on Woodward Avenue, the culmination of a process that began in the 1880s when Pope Leo XIII lent a Vatican masterpiece for Detroit's first major exhibition.Joe DonovanIn October, 1927 Detroit's gorgeous new art museum opened on Woodward Avenue, the culmination of a process that began in the 1880s when Pope Leo XIII lent a Vatican masterpiece for Detroit's first major exhibition.93no Fri, 05 Oct 2012 15:55:00 GMThttp://play.it/Podcast#55128868The 1880s were never dull when mayor William G Thompon was off the leash. Upright citizens didn't know whether to be more outraged about his behavior or how Thompson flaunted it.Joe DonovanThe 1880s were never dull when mayor William G Thompon was off the leash. Upright citizens didn't know whether to be more outraged about his behavior or how Thompson flaunted it.82no Fri, 28 Sep 2012 15:33:00 GMThttp://play.it/Podcast#5509812985 years ago, Michigan Stadium solved the years-long problem of too few seats for all the fans who wanted to see Wolverines football, but only after escaping a brush with a watery grave.Joe Donovan85 years ago, Michigan Stadium solved the years-long problem of too few seats for all the fans who wanted to see Wolverines football, but only after escaping a brush with a watery grave.177no Fri, 28 Sep 2012 15:32:00 GMThttp://play.it/Podcast#55098127None of the "experts" believed auto workers could assemble huge complicated airplanes as rapidly as they did coupes and sedans until they saw it happen at Ford's enormous Willow Run plant.Joe DonovanNone of the "experts" believed auto workers could assemble huge complicated airplanes as rapidly as they did coupes and sedans until they saw it happen at Ford's enormous Willow Run plant.105no Mon, 24 Sep 2012 16:37:00 GMThttp://play.it/Podcast#55079111From pre-statehood days until the 20th Century, midwives, not maternity room OB/GYN doctors, gave that message to newborn Michiganians.Joe DonovanFrom pre-statehood days until the 20th Century, midwives, not maternity room OB/GYN doctors, gave that message to newborn Michiganians.85no Mon, 24 Sep 2012 16:37:00 GMThttp://play.it/Podcast#55079109Low priced, dependable Hupmobiles gave Ford's Model T a run for its money. But Robert Hupp's financial backers wanted to conquer the luxury market.Joe DonovanLow priced, dependable Hupmobiles gave Ford's Model T a run for its money. But Robert Hupp's financial backers wanted to conquer the luxury market.110no Fri, 14 Sep 2012 15:49:00 GMThttp://play.it/Podcast#55044391Barely a dozen years after being the smartest student at Hamtramck High School, Emil Konopinski was the brightest young nuclear scientist on the team ensuring that America won the World War II race for the Ultimate Weapon.Joe DonovanBarely a dozen years after being the smartest student at Hamtramck High School, Emil Konopinski was the brightest young nuclear scientist on the team ensuring that America won the World War II race for the Ultimate Weapon.101no Fri, 14 Sep 2012 15:39:00 GMThttp://play.it/Podcast#5504438585 years ago, B.F. Stephenson built and sold so many houses in the expanding northern suburbs that he donated a new highway to save his customers from traffic gridlock.Joe Donovan85 years ago, B.F. Stephenson built and sold so many houses in the expanding northern suburbs that he donated a new highway to save his customers from traffic gridlock.82no Thu, 06 Sep 2012 15:41:00 GMThttp://play.it/Podcast#55008349Detroiter Nathaniel Wales figured out how chemicals and electricity could replace the ice in the kitchen "ice box" and named his invention the "Kelvinator"Joe DonovanDetroiter Nathaniel Wales figured out how chemicals and electricity could replace the ice in the kitchen "ice box" and named his invention the "Kelvinator"85no Thu, 06 Sep 2012 15:34:00 GMThttp://play.it/Podcast#55008333It looked that way for more than a dozen years, as Detroit NFL team after NFL team took the field and wound up broke. Then the "Portsmouth Spartans" were imported from southern Ohio and re-named "Lions"Joe DonovanIt looked that way for more than a dozen years, as Detroit NFL team after NFL team took the field and wound up broke. Then the "Portsmouth Spartans" were imported from southern Ohio and re-named "Lions"150no Tue, 04 Sep 2012 15:24:00 GMThttp://play.it/Podcast#55001779When investors began laying track before the Civil War, the Grand Trunk's objective was to make Portland, Maine the Atlantic Gateway to America's growing MidwestJoe DonovanWhen investors began laying track before the Civil War, the Grand Trunk's objective was to make Portland, Maine the Atlantic Gateway to America's growing Midwest107no Tue, 04 Sep 2012 15:21:00 GMThttp://play.it/Podcast#55001773Those were two of the things America bought from the "Paris of the West" during the decades before we put America on wheels as the Motor CityJoe DonovanThose were two of the things America bought from the "Paris of the West" during the decades before we put America on wheels as the Motor City72no Mon, 27 Aug 2012 16:23:00 GMThttp://play.it/Podcast#54950085That was the headline 135 years ago when Michigan Staters escalated their campaign against the most disliked professor ever while exasperated lawmakers discussed replacing the college with a mental institution.Joe DonovanThat was the headline 135 years ago when Michigan Staters escalated their campaign against the most disliked professor ever while exasperated lawmakers discussed replacing the college with a mental institution.103no Mon, 27 Aug 2012 16:22:00 GMThttp://play.it/Podcast#54950084It WAS on wheels, but it wasn't a car or truck. 60 years ago Chrysler revved up a monster air raid siren audible for 50 miles if the wind was rightJoe DonovanIt WAS on wheels, but it wasn't a car or truck. 60 years ago Chrysler revved up a monster air raid siren audible for 50 miles if the wind was right86no Fri, 17 Aug 2012 18:19:00 GMThttp://play.it/Podcast#54919398200 years ago, Detroit Commander General William Hull ran up the white flag to a British force half his size, ushering in 14 long months as conquered territory.Joe Donovan200 years ago, Detroit Commander General William Hull ran up the white flag to a British force half his size, ushering in 14 long months as conquered territory.167no Fri, 17 Aug 2012 18:19:00 GMThttp://play.it/Podcast#54919397That was Nazi sympathizer Max Stephan's sentiment at his 1942 treason trial when the judge sentenced him to death. But Stephan later tearfully accepted clemency from going to the gallows at Milan Federal Penitentiary.Joe DonovanThat was Nazi sympathizer Max Stephan's sentiment at his 1942 treason trial when the judge sentenced him to death. But Stephan later tearfully accepted clemency from going to the gallows at Milan Federal Penitentiary.81no Thu, 02 Aug 2012 16:30:00 GMThttp://play.it/Podcast#5483863170 years ago, America's first-generation nuclear scientists were confronted by a problem that the carmaker's metal engineers solved at the Detroit Lynch Road plantJoe Donovan70 years ago, America's first-generation nuclear scientists were confronted by a problem that the carmaker's metal engineers solved at the Detroit Lynch Road plant114no Thu, 02 Aug 2012 16:29:00 GMThttp://play.it/Podcast#54838629Mysterious flying objects zoomed across Michigan night skies week after week 115 years ago.Joe DonovanMysterious flying objects zoomed across Michigan night skies week after week 115 years ago, during the spring and summer of 1897100no Fri, 27 Jul 2012 10:44:00 GMThttp://play.it/Podcast#54806936That was the incredible journey a young girl began in 1932 when her father took an automaking job in Stalin's USSR.Joe DonovanThat was the incredible journey a young girl began in 1932 when her father took an automaking job in Stalin's USSR.102no Fri, 27 Jul 2012 10:42:00 GMThttp://play.it/Podcast#54806934Marathon runners would have filled the Motor City's best-known street near the newly-built 110,000 seat Olympic Stadium if the oh-so-close 1968 Summer Games bid had come through.Joe DonovanMarathon runners would have filled the Motor City's best-known street near the newly-built 110,000 seat Olympic Stadium if the oh-so-close 1968 Summer Games bid had come through.164no Mon, 02 Jul 2012 16:04:00 GMThttp://play.it/Podcast#54521208A combination of Yankee initiative and Redcoat blundering led to a Star-Spangled rout along what today is the Trenton riverfront.Joe DonovanA combination of Yankee initiative and Redcoat blundering led to a Star-Spangled rout along what today is the Trenton riverfront.84no