WFHB FireHouse Broadcasting

Hear the amazing story of Kent Johnson, a local musician who came to Bloomington to be with his family and soon after found himself homeless. With the help of the Shalom Community Center, Johnson got back on his feet with a modest apartment and a warehouse job, then recorded an album of his original music with all proceeds from its sale going to the agency that helped turn his life around. Johnson spends an hour with Chad Carrothers to talk about his journey, his love for music, his experiences being homeless, and how the local community rallied around him to put together an all-star cast backing Johnson on "Playin' For Change", songs about life, love, and the people you meet on the streets. Portions of this edition of Interchange were later used in a six-minute feature story airing on hundreds of radio stations as part of the National Homelessness Marathon.