Michael McDaniel, Linda Vail, Phil Knight and Matt Grossmann

On this edition of City Pulse On the Air, editor and publisher
Berl Schwartz speaks with Michael McDaniel, retired brigadier
general of the Michigan National Guard, about the power of
governors as they deal with the pandemic, then about his views on
the state of preparedness of the federal government in dealing
with this crisis.


You may remember McDaniel from his role in Lansing's response to
the ice storm of 2013, which saw Mayor Virg Bernero pick him to
analyze the oft-criticized performance of the Lansing Board of
Water & Light during and after the storm.


Schwartz also interviews Ingham Co. Health Officer Linda Vail
about the plan for coronavirus patient care at hospitals, and
Phil Knight, the executive director of the Food Bank Council of
Michigan, talks about how Michigan's food banks are holding up.


And, finally, Matt Grossmann, professor of political science at
MSU, returns for his weekly conversation about the democratic
presidential primary, which has been disrupted by the pandemic.


Listen to City Pulse every Sunday, 10 a.m. on Impact 89FM.