Heartland Politics with Robin Johnson

THE MAKING OF ‘NEBRASKA’ WAS CENTRAL TO THE MAKING OF BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN

By Robin Johnson

Published June 17, 2023 at 12:20 AM CDT

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Warren Zanes, author of Deliver Me From Nowhere: The Making of Bruce Springsteen’s Nebraska, talks about what led to the creation of this uniquely different work of Springsteen’s, the unlikely story of how the record was recorded and produced, the political and economic landscape of the US in the early 1980s, and much more. The book is about much more than just a record—it’s an important tale of individual perseverance and a star’s impact on American culture.

Heartland Politics with Robin Johnson

Robin Johnson

Robin A. Johnson is a governmental relations, public policy and political consultant. He is an expert on government reform issues and has consulted with numerous local governments on consolidation/merger, public-private partnerships and full-cost accounting of public services. Robin has also helped candidates win elections for the U.S. Senate, U.S. Congress, state legislature, judiciary and local government. Robin served as a consultant to the Office of Statewide Performance Review in the Illinois Governor’s Office and is former director of the Illinois Center for Competitive Government, a partnership between the Illinois Comptroller’s Office and the Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs at Western Illinois University. Prior to that, he was Director of the Local Government Affairs Division of the Illinois Comptroller’s Office. Robin served on the Board of Directors of the National Council for Public-Private Partnerships (NCPPP) in 1999-2000.

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