The Tom Sumner Program on Flint's News Talk 1470 WFNT blends Tom's background in non-profit management, entertainment and broadcasting with a quirky sense of humor and love for old fashioned radio to shape witty conversations with community leaders from business, politics and the arts. Tom Sumner was born and raised in Flint. He traveled the Midwest in the 70’s and early 80’s as a full-time musician playing drums for recording artists “The Diamonds.” “The Drifters.” “Freddy (Boom-Boom) Cannon,” “Del Shannon,” and many others. He was Executive Director for the Center City Association of Greater Flint, The Flint Children’s Museum and New Leash On Life in Los Angeles. Sumner returned to Michigan in 2007 and started a morning show at Kettering University’s student run radio station WKUF LP 94.3 FM and has three books of humorous essays “All I Wanted Was A Haircut,” “A Little Off The Top” and "Just Part It In The Middle." The show moved to 1470 WFNT in February of 2012.Tom and his co-host Andrea Sutton received the 2013 Carroll Clark Civic Service Award from Mott Community College.
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Tuesday On The Tom Sumner Program
Dr. Theodore Bolema (Mackinac Center for Public Policy) talks about an upcoming forum on expanding the electricity market, Kate Oselin (National Geographic) talks about the true story of Solomon Northrup who the Oscar nominated movie "12 Years A Slave" is based on and writer/lecturer George Moss (UofM-Flint Dept...
Monday On The Tom Sumner Program
ARMCHAIR POLITICS will be broadcasting LIVE from the WFNT studio until a new location is found. Flint's premiere political pundit Paul Rozycki fills in for former Lt. Gov. John Cherry on the left Monday on The Tom Sumner Program with our regular weekly round table pundits Republican Charlie Mueller and resident cynic Barry Simon...
Friday On The Tom Sumner Program
Remembering sultry singer/actress Eartha Kitt ("Santa Baby" / Catwoman) on her birthday with her daughter Kitt Shapiro, reviewing Governor Snyder's State of the State Message with Lt. Governor Brian Calley and Gov. Snyder's presumptive challenger Mark Schauer plus members of the Dirty Basement Blues Band perform for FRIDAY LIVE AT FIVE on The Tom Sumner Program Friday January 17 beginnin
Thursday On The Tom Sumner Program
A preview of Gov. Snyder's State of the State address with Susan Demas (Inside Michigan Politics), the war on small farms with Garden City urban farmer and V.P of the Michigan Small Farm Council Randy Zeilinger plus Flint School Board member David Davenport talks about the Flint Schools deficit reduction plan on The Tom Sumner Program Thursday January 16 beginning at 3 p...
Wednesday On The Tom Sumner Program
Two hours of commentary and analysis with Tom and Flint's premiere political pundit Paul Rozycki followed by a preview of this month's Flint Symphony Orchestra concert with Maestro Enrique Diemecke on The Tom Sumner Program Wednesday January 15 beginning at 3 p...
Tuesday On The Tom Sumner Program
A discussion about local urban farming efforts with Erin Caudell from Edible Flint, Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard shares privacy concerns for people taking and posting cell phone photographs and more on The Tom Sumner Program Tuesday January 14 beginning at 3 p...
Monday On The Tom Sumner Program
Join us in person at Alexander J's for our weekly round table ARMCHAIR POLITICS featuring former Lt. Governor John Cherry on the left, former long time State House member Charlie Mueller on the right and resident cynic Barry Simon on The Tom Sumner Program Monday January 13 beginning at 3 p...
Friday On The Tom Sumner Program
World renowned spirit medium Maureen Hancock talks about her upcoming visit to Flint and more, plus a visit from Stephanie Ramirez and Rodney Creech from Flint Youth Theatre and blues artist Greg Nagy performs for FRIDAY LIVE AT FIVE on The Tom Sumner Program Friday January 10 beginning at 3 p...
Thursday On The Tom Sumner Program
Explore the cosmos with Flint's planetary pundit Richard Walker from Longway Planetarium and consider the impacts of Polar Vortexes on family pets with animal activist Angela Alexander-Roth on The Tom Sumner Program Thursday January 9 beginning at 3 p...
Wednesday On The Tom Sumner Program
Commentary and analysis with Flint's premiere political pundit Paul Rozycki and U.S. Rep. Dan Kildee (D-Flint) echos his calls for congress to act on unemployment benefits and more on The Tom Sumner Program Wednesday January 8 beginning at 3 p...