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*IN MEMORIAM* Dr. Bill Kott passed away on January 8, 2020, just eight days after this interview was recorded. Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window Episode #610 of Hometown Heroes, airing January 9-13, 2020, features the story of... Read More

Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window 99-year-old Vic Freudenberger of San Luis Obispo, CA appears on episode #609 of Hometown Heroes, airing January 2-6, 2020. A native of Philadelphia, PA, Freudenberger served 22 years in the... Read More

Use controls above or click here to open Part I of Mickey’s interview in a new window Use controls above or click here to open Part II of Mickey’s interview in a new window 100-year-old Mickey Ganitch of San Leandro, CA appears on episode #607 of Hometown Heroes,... Read More

Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window Episode #606 of Hometown Heroes, airing December 12-16, 2019 marks the 75th anniversary of the beginning of the Battle of the Bulge. The memories of four different Bulge survivors are featured,... Read More

Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window Episode #605 of Hometown Heroes, airing December 5-9, 2019, marks the 78th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor with the memories of four men from four different states who all experienced... Read More

Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window 97-year-old Pearl Harbor survivor Charles “Chuck” Keen of Porterville, CA appears on episode #604 of Hometown Heroes, airing November 28 – December 2, 2019. A native of Burley,... Read More

Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window Episode #603 of Hometown Heroes, airing November 21-25, 2019, focuses on World War II veteran Bill Barrett, who recently celebrated his 100th birthday at the Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft Museum in... Read More

Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window 93-year-old Bob Thomas of Chula Vista, CA appears on episode #602 of Hometown Heroes, airing November 14-18, 2019, discussing his experiences with the 90th Infantry Division during World War II.... Read More

Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window Episode #601 of Hometown Heroes, airing November 7-11, 2019, marks Veterans Day with a look at what three young American flyers were dealing with 75 years ago. Bombardier Dean Whitaker, pilot Al... Read More

Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window Episode #600 of Hometown Heroes, airing October 31 – November 4, 2019, delivers first hand accounts from the Battle of Midway in advance of the new feature film, MIDWAY, arriving in... Read More