BGR's Backstage Buzz

Welcome to BGR's Backstage Buzz Podcast! Our featured guests are Pattijean McCahill, Development and Marketing Director for Feeding America West Michigan and Monica Steimle-App, Senior Vice President at Rockford Construction.

Pattijean shares details of our peanut butter drive and online collection to help Feeding America West Michigan. Monica talks about why Rockford Construction decided to roll up its sleeves to help with hunger...and we'll put her in the hot seat for our BGR's Broadway Buzz Lightning Round!

New episodes come out ahead of Broadway Grand Rapids shows making their way to the DeVos Performance Hall stage. 

Welcome to BGR's Backstage Buzz Podcast! Our featured guests are Meghan Distel, President and CEO of Broadway Grand Rapids and Jacob Dickey, Broadway star of Disney's Aladdin.  Meghan shares the 2023-2024 season lineup and explains the process of bringing the best of Broadway to West Michigan. Then, we'll chat with Jacob about how his mom helped to pave his way to Broadway and he'll play along in our BGR Lightning Round!


New episodes come out ahead of Broadway Grand Rapids shows making their way to the DeVos Performance Hall stage. 

Welcome to BGR's Backstage Buzz Podcast. Our guest is Scott Stenstrom, VP, Regional Marketing & Communications from Fifth Third Bank . Fifth Third Bank is our series sponsor. 

We are thankful for all our show sponsors including Autocam Medical; Crowe; Fox Motors; Lacks Enterprises, Inc.; Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital; MillerKnoll; Miller Johnson, Trinity Health and Absolute BS with Brad and Steve .

New episodes come out ahead of Broadway Grand Rapids shows making their way to the DeVos Performance Hall stage. 

Welcome BGR's Backstage Buzz Podcast. Our first guest is Phyre Hawkins, a Flint native who is in a standby role for Come From Away. We continue a conversation with Tom Ammerman, a Midland, MI man who was on one of the planes diverted to Gander following the 9/11 attacks.

Plus, we'll get to know our community partners, Red Cross of Western Michigan and the Jason Kinzler Family First Foundation. Get the details of our joint blood drive efforts and the options locally to #PayItForward

We are thankful for all our show sponsors including the Gerald R. Ford International Airport and Absolute BS with Brad and Steve . 

New episodes come out ahead of Broadway Grand Rapids shows making their way to the DeVos Performance Hall stage. 

Welcome BGR's Backstage Buzz Podcast. Our first guest is Dr. Peter Hahn, President and CEO of University of Michigan-Health West (Sponsor of the comedy-musical Tootsie). We'll get to what this community leader thinks is funny, how humor can be good for your health, and why the performing arts is something he appreciates. Plus, we'll get to know our podcast partners, Absolute BS with Brad and Steve who both have serious day jobs but yet found a way to add laughter to their lives.  


New episodes come out ahead of Broadway Grand Rapids shows making their way to the DeVos Performance Hall stage.