On this edition of Conversations, Kevin Hazzard talks with host Dan Skinner about “American Sirens - The Incredible Story of the Black Men Who Became America's First Paramedics.” Hazzard is an author, journalist, TV writer, and former paramedic. His previous book is “A Thousand Naked Strangers: A Paramedic's Wild Ride to the Edge and Back.”
Conversations: Kevin Hazzard, "American Sirens - The Incredible Story of the Black Men Who Became America's First Paramedics"
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