Lunch with Dad

As they celebrate his 90th Birthday, Doug shares some life highlights with Matt showing the little guy can have a big impact. 

Doug tells Matt the story of the 20th Judicial Circuit Judge election in 1966 when Chester A. Ray defeated Wendell A. Miles, which Doug covered as a news reporter when he owned WGHN. 

Doug shares a number of fun stories about Simon "Si" Workman (Sep 23, 1944 - Oct 14, 2026)

Doug shares some stories about his long time friend and college roommate Simon "Sam" Workman (May 3, 1936 — Sep 30, 2026).

Doug tells Matt about his friend Howard Johnston, who he met while attending Western Michigan Christian High School in Muskegon. 

Doug and Matt talk about when Doug decided to start drag racing Studebakers and his two race cars, the Red Tailed Hawk and the Gold Rush. 

Doug shares a story about when he was the instructor for a news writing class at Grand Rapids School of Bible and Music. Among Doug's students was Andy Kay, who is now the founder of the World Literacy Foundation out of Australia, and who was speaking at the United Nations General Assembly the same day Matt and Doug recorded the episode. 

Doug tells Matt a series of short stories about humorous police incidents he covered while he was a news reporter. 

Doug and Matt share stores of the late Rev. Alvin Hoksbergen, one of Doug's great friends and a pastor at Ferrysburg Community Church. 

Doug shares stories of his friend and world renowned organist Carlo Curley, concluding the podcast with Carlo's performance of Widor - Toccata from Organ Symphony No. 5 in F Minor.