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Senior Producer/Host Carol Cain talks with Allegria Baistrocchi, Consulate of Italy in Detroit, who is stationed in Motor City and is working to create greater two way opportunities. Then Franco Bianchi, born in Italy and serving as President/CEO of Haworth, Inc. talks about the Michigan-based company, being knighted by Italy ,and more. Then Roberto Palomba, internationally known Italian architect, talks about expanding into Detroit .

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Michigan Matters focuses on controversial issues concerning the metro Detroit area. The program is hosted by CBS 62 Senior Producer and Detroit Free Press Columnist Carol Cain who has shared her perspective on local and national radio and TV shows for over a decade. In addition to one-on-one interviews, a high-profile panel of metro Detroit political, business, and community leaders will join her for roundtable discussions.

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Michigan Matters: Canada 2022Canada is vital to Michigan and vice versa as Canadian Consul General of Detroit Joseph Comartin talked about during taping of “Michigan Matters” which airs 8 am this Sunday on CBS 62.

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Michigan Matters: MPLP 2022Michigan Matters travels to Lansing to cover the Michigan Political Leadership Program.

Michigan Matters: Governor Whitmer & Motor RacingSenior Producer/Host Carol Cain talks with Gov Whitmer about our state, our roads, navigating the pandemic and more. Then Bud Denker, President of Penske Corp & chair of the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix, talks about the upcoming race, auto industry, the microchip shortage, efforts to increase diversity in motor sports and more.

Michigan Matters: The Roundtable ReturnsSenior Producer/Host Carol Cain talks about topics with the roundtable of Denise Ilitch, Derrick Miller & Mayor Bryant Barnett. Then Claude Molinari & Mark Hollis appear with Cain to talk about Metro Detroit picking up momentum as a destination for major sporting events.

Michigan Matters: Women's History Month 2022Senior Producer/Host Carol Cain talks with Lyn St James, pioneering women auto race car about her career, being inducted into the Auto Hall of Fame and status of women in the sport. Then Meryl Davis, Olympic Gold Medalist, talks about her life today, a new children’s book, helping girls in Detroit learn about figure skating, and a freshly minted degree from UM.

Michigan Matters: Organ Donation AwarenessSenior Producer/Host Carol Cain talks with four people working to raise awareness and need for organ donors. In Michigan, over 2,500 people currently await organ transplants. To shed insight: Bruce Nicely, VP of Clinical Operations, Gift of Life Michigan; Cesante Ward, talks about his need for kidney transplant, Jon Margerum-Leys, Dean of OU Education and Human Services, ho donated kidney to stranger, and Rachel Kuntzsch, about being heart transplant recipient.

Michigan Matters: Topical Politics 2022Senior Producer/Host Carol Cain talks politics and other things with U.S. Rep. Brenda Lawrence, U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens and OU Political Science Professor John Klemenski. While Eric R. Sabree, Wayne County Treasurer, talks about a program to help home owners avoid foreclosures.

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Michigan Matters: Politics & Ukraine 2022Senior Producer/Host Carol Cain talks with Rudy Hobbs, and Tanya Schuitmaker – new co-directors of MPLP non-partisan program about politics. Then Melvyn Levitsky, former ambassador to Russia, appears with Cain to discuss Ukraine. And Tania Smyk, who helped organized huge rally in Detroit, talks about Ukraine and Metro Detroit.

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