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Mike Hingson

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Mike Hingson attended the University of California, Irvine (UCI) graduating with honors and received a Masters degree in physics; earned a secondary teaching credential from UC Irvine’s School of Teaching and Education. He was also a DJ on the campus radio station, KUCI, where he met John and Don. On KUCI, he hosted a Sunday night program featuring old radio shows.
While attending Palmdale High School where he graduated with a 3.54 grade average, Mike attained the rank of Eagle Scout and was inducted into the Order of the Arrow, where he rose to the highest honor a Boy Scout can receive, known as Vigil.
On September 11, 2001, MIke -- a blind man -- escaped the World Trade Center by walking down 78 flights of stairs with his guide dog, Roselle. Days later, America fell in love with Mike and Roselle and the special bond that helped them both survive one of the country’s darkest days.
Mike enjoys a successful 41-year, sales career, first in high-tech and now is selling attitudes and the adventure of life and the adventure of life and living joyfully to audiences around the world.

Sept. 17, 2024

The Musical Innertube - Volume 2, Number 156 - Mike Hingson and Keri Wyatt Kent

Living with a guide dog requires trust, courage, and love - things we could all use a bit more of in our own lives. Mike and Keri's book shows this by using Mike's dogs as examples.
Sept. 11, 2024

The Musical Innertube Extra - September 11th, Mike Hingson and Roselle

Mike Hingson survived the terrorist attack on World Trade Center Tower 1 on September 11, 2001. We're presenting his story again as a reminder and tribute, to Mike and to those who lost their lives that day.
Guest: Mike Hingson
May 7, 2024

The Musical Innertube - Volume 2, Episode 137 - Mike Hingson talks Guide Dogs

April 24th was International Guide Dog Day.  Our old pal Mike Hingson talks about his life with guide dogs, and about the special relationship a blind person has with his or her guide dog.
Guest: Mike Hingson
Jan. 2, 2024

The Musical Innertube - Volume 2, Number 121 - Looking WAY back as 2024 begins

Looking back at 2023? Not for us! We prefer to look WAY back -- to the TV themes we heard while we were growing up, and to the radio programs America heard while it grew up.
April 19, 2022

The Musical Innertube - Volume 2, Number 59 - Mike Hingson Talks Vintage Radio

We at the Musical Innertube love radio, and so does Mike Hingson, who takes us back to the time not that long ago when radio flourished as an entertainment medium.
Guest: Mike Hingson
Sept. 11, 2021

The Musical Innertube - Mike Hingson's 9/11 Escape

The 20th anniversary of 9/11 brings back many stories and memories. Here's one you must hear: the story of Mike Hingson, who walked down 78 flights of stairs to escape Tower 1 of the World Trade Center after it was hit
Guest: Mike Hingson
Jan. 28, 2021

The Musical Innertube - Volume 2, Number 24 - Mike Hingson

Mike Hingson survived the collapse of the World Trade Center on 9/11 by walking downstairs from the 78th floor with the help of his guide dog Roselle.
Guest: Mike Hingson