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Riding the bus with BATA's new CEO

Bay Area Transit Authority (BATA) CEO Patrick Preusser. (Photo: Austin Rowlader / IPR News)
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Photo by Austin Rowlader
Bay Area Transit Authority (BATA) CEO Patrick Preusser. (Photo: Austin Rowlader / IPR News)

Patrick Preusser left a job as the COO of public transit in Denver, Colorado. Now he's the new CEO of BATA. He jumped on board the #2 line with IPR's Austin Rowlader.

Also, an update on Camp Grayling's drone testing facility, and a possible expansion of uses for opioid settlement funds in Grand Traverse County.

Reporting for this episode by Austin Rowlader.


Producer: Austin Rowlader
Editor: Steve Junker
Host: Ed Ronco
Music: Blue Dot Sessions