In this article, Mike Richman explores the life of Josiah Henson, a slave who lived in a log cabin on a plantation in Montgomery County, Maryland. Henson eventually became the model for “Uncle Tom” in Harriet Beecher Stowe’s famous book, “Uncle Tom’s Cabin.” The book intensified North-South antagonism prior to the Civil War and helped …
In this article, Mike Richman looks at how the Civil War signaled a new era in American journalism especially with use of the telegraph, which was used to relay information that appeared on the front pages faster than ever. More than 600 reporters reported on a war that divided the nation, more than half of …
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Redskins quarterback Doug Williams was in awe when he first met two of the teams legendary players, Bobby Mitchell and Charley Taylor, in August 1986. The Redskins had just signed Williams as a backup to Jay Schroeder. Click here to read this article.
On May 7, 2023, Coach Butch McAdams led a wide-ranging interview with Mike Richman on the history of the Washington Redskins. The two covered topics such as the creation of the Redskins’ name and logo, the integration of the team, the start of a winning tradition under coach George Allen in the 1970s and the …
As political candidates jockey for support during the stretch run to the U.S. midterm elections on November 8, state and local officials are scrambling to staff polling sites with election volunteers. Major indicators are projecting a massive poll worker shortage for the 2022 midterms and beyond. Aware of this potential crisis, the Vet the Vote …
Mike Gabler is a big reader of existential philosophy, the exploration of questions related to the meaning, purpose and value of human existence. Such philosophers as Friedrich Nietzsche, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Jean-Paul Sartre, Albert Camus and Soren Kierkegaard are all special to him because their beliefs bolster his own life motto: “Life is short! …
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In a 2017 VA communications contest, Mike Richman placed first in feature writing for his article on a study by the James A. Peters VA Medical Center in the Bronx, New York, to test a robotic exoskeleton for its ability to help paralyzed Veterans walk.
In 2003, the Pro Football Researchers Association honored Mike Richman with an award for his articles in the PFRA newsletter on six former Redskins players: Neal Olkewicz, Bones Taylor, Andy Farkas, Bill Dudley, Eddie LeBaron and Don Warren.
The Broadcasting Board of Governors, the U.S. government body that oversees the Voice of America and the other U.S.-funded broadcast agencies, presented Mike Richman with a plaque in 2016 for his “outstanding dedication and commitment” to the BBG’s Office of Public Affairs.
In 2016, the Voice of America honored Mike Richman with a Career Recognition Award for his 14 years of service to the U.S.-funded broadcast agency. He left VOA in 2016 to work at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
