Patrick Shea

Operations Director at WWWF-FM (Bay Shore, NY)

Operations Director at WWSK-FM (Farmingdale, NY)

Operations Director and Midday Host at WALK-FM (Farmingdale, NY)

Articles

Between Myth and Migration

2 weeks ago | interlochenpublicradio.org | Patrick Shea

In the Great Lakes States, cougars are an animal caught between myth and migration. Mountain lions have been slowly but steadily moving east, and confirmed sightings are on the rise. But the number verified by wildlife officials pales in comparison to the number of reports that flood in. Some of those are legit. Most are misidentifications. Others are straight up hoaxes. This story explores the world of wildcat sightings, and visits the Driftless Area, where black cougars are a part of local lore.
AI And Private Capital In Canada - Context And Legal Outlook

Jan 16, 2025 | mondaq.com | Suzie Cusson |Patrick Shea

Canada boasts a robust artificial intelligence ("AI")ecosystem fuelled by, among other things, strong and consistentgovernment support and growing venture capital ("VC") andprivate equity interest therein.
Detroit’s other football team

Dec 10, 2024 | mlive.com | Patrick Shea

The Detroit Lions redemption arc has captured the hearts of football fans across the country. Many are calling the Lions America’s Team. So long, Cowboys!But in episode six of Yes Michigan, we tell the story of another football team that’s climbing to new heights in the motor city. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation.
Whitefish Point, Graveyard of the Great Lakes and the undying legend of the Edmund Fitzgerald

Nov 26, 2024 | mlive.com | Patrick Shea

PARADISE, MI — Whitefish Point isn’t on the way to anywhere else. This sandy corner of the eastern U.P. juts out into Lake Superior, and really feels like the edge of the world. The closest town is called Paradise. And you’ll see why when the weather’s right. You can dig your toes into the sand, watch freighters roll by in the distance, and even see the hills of northern Ontario on a clear day. But “paradise” isn’t the best word to describe this place when November comes around.
Alone with God on the Great Lakes, Jim “The Shark” Dreyer can’t stop

Nov 26, 2024 | mlive.com | Patrick Shea

New episodes of Yes Michigan are released every Tuesday. Yes Michigan is podcast produced by MLive Media Group. The series is written, produced and hosted by Patrick Shea and edited by Gillian Van Stratt. If you told a young Jim Dreyer he’d grow up to be a long-distance swimmer, he’d have never believed you. He spent half his life terrified of open water after a near drowning experience in his early childhood. At age 32, he took beginner’s swimming lessons.
The Michigan Dogman: Do you believe?

Nov 5, 2024 | mlive.com | Patrick Shea

The Michigan Dogman is Up North folklore ... or is it.MLive graphicIn 1987, a Traverse City radio DJ wrote a song about a “dogman,” and aired it as an April Fools’ Day joke. But then calls started flooding in from around northern Michigan:“That’s no joke,” one caller said. “That’s a real thing.”Many listeners claimed to have seen the creature, most notably in the tiny town of Luther. A practical joke met a local mystery, and the Michgian Dogman was born.
Pirates of the Great Lakes: Rebuilding Chicago with Michigan’s white pine treasure

Oct 29, 2024 | mlive.com | Patrick Shea

New episodes of Yes Michigan are released every Tuesday. Yes Michigan is podcast produced by MLive Media Group. The series is written, produced and hosted by Patrick Shea and edited by Gillian Van Stratt. In the mid-1800s, northern Michigan was the new frontier of a young United States, and full of treasure. But not buried treasure—the kind that grows above the ground. The Eastern White Pine, Michigan’s state tree, was used to frame homes and businesses across the growing midwest.
Yes Michigan: Tracking down the mysterious origin of Michigan’s beloved ’80s jingle

Oct 22, 2024 | mlive.com | Patrick Shea

Since the early 1900s, Michigan has been branding itself as a premier travel destination. The state’s first official slogans came around 1917, and included “Playground of a Nation,” and “Carefree Days in Michigan.” A couple decades later came “Water Wonderland,” soon followed by “Winter Water Wonderland.”But if you ask Michiganders of a certain age, they’ll say this 1980s campaign was peak Michigan.
Points North: Frankenfish

Aug 22, 2024 | greatlakesnow.org | Patrick Shea |Dan Wanschura |Morgan Springer

August 22, 2024 By Patrick Shea, Dan Wanschura and Morgan SpringerPoints North is a biweekly podcast about the land, water and inhabitants of the Great Lakes. This episode was shared here with permission from Interlochen Public Radio. Lake trout are on life support in Lake Michigan. They rely on intense breeding and stocking by federal fisheries. There was a breakthrough last summer, though, that could help bolster the lake trout’s recovery.
Frankenfish

Aug 15, 2024 | newsbreak.com | Patrick Shea

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