Bob Allen
News Producer and ReporterBob Allen reports on a variety of issues that reflect the changes and challenges that affect northern Michigan including rapid population growth in a region of unsurpassed natural beauty. Bob has often noted that he is proud inform and enrich lives in the local community by presenting an array of fine programming through Interlochen Public Radio.
He and his wife Jane enjoy their small house in the woods of northern Michigan where they grow a garden, watch the birds and shovel a ton of snow. They have one grown daughter, Jessie.
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http://ipraudio.interlochen.org/BenzieHousing.mp3Controversy over a migrant housing proposal in Benzie County got uglier Wednesday night.A packed house…
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http://ipraudio.interlochen.org/Oak%20wilt%20-%20ftr.mp3State foresters are trying to get a better handle on a disease that’s taking out mature red oak…
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The Michigan Court of Appeals has refused to hear arguments against removing the Golden Lotus Dam near Vanderbilt. That puts the case of the Pigeon River…
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http://ipraudio.interlochen.org/Wolves_1.mp3A new report shows wolves on Isle Royale have taken a sudden turn towards extinction.For half-a-century,…
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Starting today, gray wolves are no longer under federal protection in the Upper Great Lakes region. That means states have a free hand to go after wolves…
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A case of moose poaching in the Upper Peninsula has turned out to be a hoax.The head of a freshly killed moose was left on a rock beside a road near…
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Underwater researchers say there's enough evidence to warrant taking samples from what may be the historic Great Lakes ship, the Griffon. The French owned…
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http://ipraudio.interlochen.org/TimberCouncil.mp3The state has appointed a new group to give advice on how Michigan's forests can create more jobs. It's…
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The owners of a yoga retreat near Vanderbilt are asking the Michigan Court of Appeals to take their case in a dispute over removing the failed Golden…
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A contentious legal battle over a dam on the Pigeon River will drag on.The dam failed twice in the last few decades and killed hundreds of thousands of…