"First Summer Job" (June 24, 2018)

Lakeshore Public Media | By Ryan Priest

Published June 24, 2018 at 7:00 PM CDT

The Old Man came home with a surprise for young Jean one summer day. In this program from June 24, 1965; he describes his disappointment in finding out what it was.

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