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ben hamper

bernard egan `` ben '' hamper -lrb- born c. 1956 -rrb- is a michigan-based writer .
he was born in flint , michigan from a family that had many former employees of general motors amongst its members .
hamper also worked for general motors in michigan for several years and wrote for michael moore 's `` flint voice '' .
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 9 and 11 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 and can be heard sundays between 10am and 12pm et .
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 .
