Michigan's BIG Show starring Michael Patrick Shiels is the radio and television program Michiganders choose to wake up to.

Shiels personality-based, newsmaker interview show covers politics in a non-partisan manner, plus entertainment, sports, lifestyles, travel and everything in between, while easing statewide listeners through their mornings and keeping them entertained and informed.

Shiels asks relevant questions - pointed, but with respect - and recognizes that listening is the most important quality of a good interviewer.

"Everyone is an expert at something," explains Michael Patrick, who uses humor and surprises to draw out interviewees. "Every person has a story. Just like Johnny Carson, my job is to get our guests to the point of their story while allowing them to express themselves in a genuine manner in authentic conversation."

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