Remembering Bob Berg, Longtime Detroit Political Spokesperson [Archives]

In August 2016, Berg spoke with Detroit Today host Stephen Henderson at length about his career in Michigan politics.

Bob Berg

Detroit lost a powerful and beloved voice in the world of politics and public relations this week.

Bob Berg was perhaps best known as the longtime press secretary for Detroit Mayor Coleman A. Young. He was also former spokesperson for Republican Governor William Milliken’s in the late 1970s.

Berg and Detroit Today host Stephen Henderson became friends in the mid-90s. Berg has joined the program multiple times.

In August of 2016, Berg spoke with Henderson at length about his career and Mayor Young’s tenure in Detroit. Here’s a piece of that conversation.

Click on the audio player above to hear the late Bob Berg talk about his career as a political operative in Detroit and the state of Michigan. 

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