When Truth Mattered is the gripping account of the Kent State shootings by Bob Giles, who was a young newspaper editor of the Akron Beacon Journal on the fateful day of May 4, 1970. He takes you inside the turmoil and drama of the newsroom when bullets exploded at Kent State University, leaving four students dead and nine wounded.

Bob will discuss his book at this National Writers Series event.

Guest host: Cynthia Canty

Cynthia Canty was the host of Michigan Radio’s Stateside since the weekday show began in 2012. She retired in December. A lifelong resident of metro Detroit, she was on television and radio in Southeast Michigan since 1979.