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Connected Nation
This is Connected Nation – an award-winning podcast focused on all things broadband. From closing the Digital Divide to simply improving your internet speeds, we talk technology topics that impact all of us, our families, and our communities.
The podcast was honored in 2024 with an Award of Excellence for Podcast Series - Technology. This is the highest honor given by the Communicator Awards. The podcast also received an Award of Distinction in 2023 and the same in 2022.
Learn more about the national nonprofit behind this podcast at connectednation.org.
Connected Nation
Michigan's Lt. Governor on the power of diverse leadership and his grandma's influence on technology today
On this episode of Connected Nation, our guest is the Lt. Governor of Michigan, Garlin Gilchrist II—the first African American to serve in that role. The Lt. Governor has focused his career and time in public service on spearheading work for equality and justice while harnessing technology to solve real-world problems.
Learn how the Lt. Governor approaches innovating change through technology, the role his Grandma Doris played years ago in shaping his love for tech, and why he believes Michigan's administration is one of the most unique in the country.
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@LtGovGilchrist
About Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist
https://www.michigan.gov/whitmer/0,9309,7-387-90502---,00.html
