Mike Flynn
Program HostMike Flynn is a local host for WDIY's Thursday broadcast of NPR's All Things Considered. He has been listening to public radio since he was student teaching in the early 1980s. Public radio and, in particular, NPR news helped him tremendously as a history teacher at Emmaus High School. Now retired, he wants to help the station that helped him. He feels honored to be able to share what he calls a treasure with his community.
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On this episode of What's In a Name?, Mike Flynn takes another dive into Lehigh Valley history with an exploration of Emmaus, in southern Lehigh County. As part of his investigation, Mike speaks with Jeanne Harakal, president of the Emmaus Historical Society about the roots of the borough's name in the Bible and the Moravian Church, as well as why there are two spellings of Emmaus...or is it "Emaus?" -
On this episode of What’s in a Name?, Mike Flynn takes another dive into Lehigh Valley history as he visits the Northampton County borough of Roseto, founded by Italian immigrants in the late 19th century.
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On this episode of What's in a Name?, Mike Flynn takes another dive into Lehigh Valley history, this time visiting the borough of Hellertown. He sits down with members of the Hellertown Historical Society and explores the borough’s origins, a story intertwined with the Heller family.
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On this episode of What's in a Name?, Mike Flynn returns with another exploration of Lehigh Valley history, this time looking at the origins of the name Bake Oven Knob — one of the area's most amazing vista points overlooking the Blue Mountain Ridge near Germansville, just off of the Appalachian Trail.
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On this episode of What's in a Name?, Mike Flynn returns with another exploration of Lehigh Valley history, tracing the origin of the name Tatamy, and its indigenous roots in the Delaware nation.
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On this episode of What's in a Name?, Mike Flynn speaks with local Whitehall historian Karen Gensey and investigates the historical namesake behind one of the Lehigh Valley's major highways - MacArthur Road.
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On this episode of What's in a Name?, Mike Flynn takes listeners on another dive into local history, talking about the origin of the most famous name of our regional area – Lehigh.
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Several projects throughout the Lehigh Valley will receive $4.8 million in funding to improve transportation alternatives, and enhance mobility and public accessibility. WDIY’s Mike Flynn has the details.
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A Lehigh Valley housing project has been awarded some of the $3.7 million in construction or rehabilitation funding announced by Governor Tom Wolf last week. WDIY’s Mike Flynn has more.
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The Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber hosted “The Lehigh Valley Real Estate Outlook 2022" to connect local businesses in a live, in-person event focused on the current state of our real estate markets highlighting the commercial, residential and manufacturing sectors. WDIY's Mike Flynn has more.
