claressa shields

Story of Flint boxer Claressa Shields wins a Peabody Award

Mark Brush — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 17:52:20 +0000

The public radio production Radio Diaries was recognized today with a George Foster Peabody Award for its production 'Teen Contender.'

The first-person diary followed Flint boxer Claressa Shields as she prepared for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. The 2012 games were the first to allow women's boxing.

Shields won gold, by the way. Here is her Mom reacting to her win:

And here's a trailer for the radio diary that won the Peabody award:

And here's the diary itself:

The diary aired on NPR's All Things Considered in February 2012.

Biden, Romney, Ryan campaign in Michigan this week

Michigan Radio Newsroom — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 20:28:12 +0000

Vice President Joe Biden, presidential hopeful Mitt Romney and his running mate, Paul Ryan, will all make campaign stops in southeast Michigan this week.

Vice President Joe Biden made an afternoon stop in Detroit today, where he held what the Obama Campaign called a grassroots event at Renaissance High School.

Olympic Gold Medalist Claressa Shields introduced Biden to a packed crown in the school's atrium.

Flint's favorite daughter: Claressa Shields takes gold

Kate Wells — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 23:09:49 +0000

Seventeen-year-old Claressa Shields has won the first US women’s gold medal in boxing.

And her hometown of Flint is celebrating. Residents came together to watch Claressa’s triumph in a standing-room-only bar downtown. Everyone was there, from the mayor, to families with babies strapped into high chairs.

SPOILER ALERT: Claressa Shields Olympic Result

Michigan Radio Newsroom — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 17:05:52 +0000

Scroll down for the result!

Going for the gold: Flint's Claressa Shields heads to final match

Kate Wells — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 16:12:42 +0000

Flint’s Olympic female boxer Claressa Shields will fight for a gold medal. The boxer's family and friends gathered to watch their hometown athlete in her semifinal match this morning.

It was an all-out brawl of a fight, fast and breathless and dominated by Shields. She took down Kazakhstan’s Marina Volnova 29 to 15.