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"Covering Political Conventions" (July 11, 2021)

Lakeshore Public Media | By Ryan Priest
Published July 11, 2021 at 1:06 PM CDT

Shep has covered his fair share of political events on the radio.  In this program from July 11, 1964; he tells a live audience at the Limelight Cafe about the cutthroat politics in a border town...and how they spilled onto the airwaves the night before a big election.
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