Category: Mic’d In New Haven Highlights
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🚔 “Even the worst guys are watching how you treat people.”
🚔 “Even the worst guys are watching how you treat people.” In Episode 419 — Volume 25 of The Beat: Profiles of Police Nationwide, retired Rhode Island Lieutenant Sean Carroll recalls a wild overnight heroin bust that nearly turned into a full-on ambush — until help came from the most…
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🔥 “We’re not going to say no.”
🔥 “We’re not going to say no.” In Episode 418 of Mic’d In New Haven — The Best of The Bravest (Volume 88) — retired FDNY firefighter Ken Delaney reflects on one of the toughest fires of his career. Operating at a heavy fire in Manhattan, crews regrouped on the…
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🔥 The FDNY War Years: When New York Was Burning
In Episode 417 of Mic’d In New Haven — The Best of The Bravest: Author’s Corner (Volume 87) — author Kevin Kubler dives into the realities behind his book on the FDNY’s War Years. The 1970s brought a devastating combination: a fiscal crisis that crippled the city, rising crime, drugs…
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Mic’d In New Haven – Episode 416: Maggie Kent
(WEDNESDAY, 6PM, PRE-RECORDED INTERVIEW) This week on Mic’d In New Haven, my guest is Maggie Kent — a Philadelphia native whose journalism career took her from the Big Apple back home to the City of Brotherly Love. After getting her start as an intern at WABC-TV, Maggie worked her way…
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Clear Mind. Sharp Focus. Tell the Story.
(EDITORS NOTE: Shades were being worn for medical reasons, yes I know I look like a goofball lol) Clear Mind. Sharp Focus. Tell the Story. In Episode 416 of Mic’d In New Haven, Maggie Kent breaks down one of the most critical skills in journalism: maintaining focus during high-stress, fast-moving…
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“For one guy… they all showed up.”
“For one guy… they all showed up.” In Episode 415 of Mic’d In New Haven — The E-Men: Inside The NYPD’s Emergency Service Unit (Volume 58) — Detective Mike Black reflects on his career after a serious injury in December 2022, and the overwhelming support he received from the NYPD.…
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Solving Tupac: The Confession That Changed Everything
In Episode 413 of Mic’d In New Haven — The Beat: Profiles of Police Nationwide, Volume 24 — LAPD Detective Greg Kading walks through the critical turning point in the investigation into the murder of Tupac Shakur. After building a federal drug case against Duane “Keefe D” Davis, investigators applied…
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🚔 Reality is stranger than fiction.
In Episode 409 — Volume 23 of The Beat: Profiles of Police Nationwide, retired New York State Police Investigator Terrence Dwyer explains how a flipped informant in a quintuple homicide case led to a shocking connection — tying together gangs, a shooting of a police officer, and a murder investigation.…
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🎙️ Len Berman’s Advice: “Story. You Gotta Have a Story.”
🎙️ Len Berman’s Advice: “Story. You Gotta Have a Story.” In Episode 410 of Mic’d In New Haven, legendary sportscaster Len Berman shares the philosophy that defined his broadcasting career: storytelling comes first. Berman explains that people don’t tune in just for scores — they tune in for stories. The…
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🧠 The Problem We Can’t Measure
In Episode 407 of Mic’d In New Haven — Mental Health Matters — Edmund Hartnett discusses a major issue in law enforcement mental health that often goes overlooked: there is no centralized system tracking police officer suicides after retirement. An officer can serve 25 or 30 years, retire, move to…