Precious Lives

Stories about kids, guns and how to stop the violence. Precious Lives, created by 371 Productions, is a 2-year, 100-part weekly radio series about gun violence and young people in the Milwaukee area. The series applies a public health lens to each story to help listeners understand the full scope of the problem: who are the victims and the shooters; how are the weapons obtained; and what can we change about the environment that contributes to violence in Milwaukee?

#087 Precious Lives: Remembering Eric Von

WUWM 89.7 FM

Published September 13, 2016 at 10:01 AM CDT

On Thursday, September 8th, Precious Lives host Eric Von diedof a heart attack. He was 58.

In addition to being a journalist, Eric was a beloved community leader who touched many people along his path.

Executive Producer Brad Lichtenstein spoke with three men Eric mentored, all of whom have become leaders in their own right: James Causey, a writer with the Milwaukee JournalSentinel; Jermaine Reed, the director of Fresh Start Family Services and host of Fresh Start Today on WNOV; and Keyon Jackson-Malone, a community advocate and producer with WNOV. They spoke about the influence Eric had on their lives, as well as the profound impact he had on our city.

"He would want us all to step up and be the leaders that we can be."

Corresponding Content:

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Causey: Eric Von's passing leaves a void