Podcast #315 – Mitch Jeserich

Podcast #315 – Mitch Jeserich

Author: Radio Survivor September 15, 2021 Duration: 1:29:56

Mitch Jeserich has been working as a host, producer and reporter for Pacifica Radio and KPFA for two decades. His career in radio was just getting started as a volunteer when 9-11-2001 changed everything. Host Eric Klein and guest Mitch Jeserich are friends and former co-workers at Free Speech Radio News in 2003, where Mitch […]

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