Host Arthur Busch recounts launching Radio Free Flint as a way to escape the media's daily drumbeat of death, sickness and despair.  He recalls how he decided to launch an experiment. by tuning out the daily drumbeat of illness and death.  He found that it in starting Radio Free Flint  he rekindled old memories, connection with old friends and my hometown.  His experiment drew in several thousands of people to listen, watch and read about people and things that live only in their memories.  That is until they watched the photos of places and people they connected with as younger folks.   The media project began using only podcasting, Facebook and YouTube.  With no budget and zero marketing, Radio Free Flint's  podcasts, video-casts and social media groups blossomed.  More importantly, his experiment drew on the connection to something positive not just about Flint but about the people of Flint and himself.  Modern social media and the ability to use create your own radio and media platform is adapting to serve a community in ways traditional television and radio has never done before.

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