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Ben Hamper
Hamper at home
Born
c. 1955 (age 68–69)
Flint, Michigan, U.S.
Occupation
Writer
Bernard Egan "Ben" Hamper (born c. 1955) is a Michigan-based writer. He was born in Flint, Michigan to a family that had many former employees of General Motors amongst its members.[1] Hamper also worked for General Motors in Michigan for several years and wrote for Michael Moore's Flint Voice and Michigan Voice.[1][2] He has also worked as a correspondent on several of Moore's television projects.
Ben also hosted and wrote comedy for Take No Prisoners TV show in Flint. This program aired on local community access and documented the Flint underground music scene from 1989 to 1998.
In 2006, Hamper launched a new radio show, Soul Possession, on community radio station WNMC-FM in Traverse City, Michigan. The show focuses on his extensive collection of obscure soul and funk records and can be heard Friday evenings between 8 and 10 pm ET via the station's audio stream. In 2010, Hamper launched another radio show, Head For The Hills, also on WNMC, focusing on his obscure collection of classic and obscure Country records.
His memoir, Rivethead: Tales from the Assembly Line, published in 1991, is an autobiographical account of his life in Flint and subsequent employment on the General Motors assembly line between 1977 and 1988 when he was laid off.[1]
^ abcWorth-Nelson, Jan (13 June 2021). "Profile: 30 years later, Ben Hamper remembers Rivethead, his legacy of "that one story, that one guy"". East Village Magazine. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
^Atkinson, Scott (5 March 2012). "'Rivethead' author Ben Hamper talks about music, General Motors and upcoming Barnes & Noble book signing". Michigan Live. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
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