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Choir Practice Podcast

First Responders, and Public Servants, share the most extraordinary experiences from their careers. Here on Choir Practice our mission is to preserve our guests personal legacies for friends and family, sharing their stories for anyone who might be curious or interested in a career in public service.

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123:42

Thomas Sommerville (Detroit Street Cop)

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2025/12/10

Send us a text I must say, I'm a little sad this series is coming to an end. I've enjoyed Tom and his stories! I always find it very interesting to see how agencies outside of Arizona handled business and what better city to get a "behind the scenes" view than Detroit! Turn this one up, grab your cold drink and enjoy the ride as we head into the Christmas Holiday!!! Come see me on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/choir.practice.94 or on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/cp_sfaf/

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213:41

Mark Marine (US Army, Prairieville PD, MI,...

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2025/12/03

Send us a text Like some of my previous guests, I spent some time "gushing" over Mark. Throughout his career, he was always motivated, looked sharp in uniform, and seemed to truly be called to this profession!!! And I really appreciated that about him because, as we all know, this job can suck the life out of you. He stayed in patrol, working Operations Division East for most of his career. I was interested to hear he started in Michigan after a short tour in the Army. He was an EMT too! I'm ...

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200:56

Jill Isely (Retired Pima County Sheriff's Homicide...

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2025/11/26

Send us a text In this episode, we continued our conversation about her 30+ year career. We took a deep dive into the Schwartz/ Stidham "murder for hire" here in Tucson. I've enjoyed these two episodes, and I can't wait for her to come back in a few weeks, because we still have a lot to cover! Turn it up, give her the warmest welcome Squad!!!! Come see me on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/choir.practice.94 or on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/cp_sfaf/

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181:46

Joe Knipp "The Finale??" (Retired Motor from San...

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2025/11/19

Send us a text I'll never count Joe out because I'm sure he'll remember some more stories in the future. Plus, he's just a good friend and this is my show, and we can do whatever the heck we want!!! But he brought more SDPD stories to share and we had a great time...Turn it up, have your cold drink nearby and enjoy the ride... Come see me on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/choir.practice.94 or on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/cp_sfaf/

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151:34

Jason Wilhelmsen (USMC, Former Pima County Sheriff...

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2025/11/12

Send us a text Jason moved to Arizona with his mom and sisters as a kid. After high school, he joined the Marine Corps and served in Washington DC, then deployed overseas. When he returned home, he found another way to serve... law enforcement. He joined the Pima County Sheriff's department but thought he wouldn't get hired if he did not agree to move to the Town of Ajo. After a family emergency back in Tucson, Jason realized he needed to leave the PCSO if he wanted to move closer to his fami...

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123:26

John Stuckey (Retired Pima County Sheriff's Dept...

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2025/11/05

Send us a text John retired after spending more than twenty-six years with the Pima County Sheriff's Department. Foothills patrol, SWAT, Sergeant and on through the ranks. I had a lot of respect for John over the years and understood that, even in the face of working for an elected official where politics can trump common sense, him and a few others remained authentic and true to the mission and oath we swore to. We had a great conversation and I'm looking forward to his return ne...

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225:29

Brian Berg Pt.2 (Retired Tucson Police Air Unit...

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2025/10/29

Send us a text Brian was a SWAT Operator, Police Union Rep, and Westside cop who got promoted to Sergeant and returned to the Westside to supervise men and women in the "05" zip code. Opportunities came up, and he jumped on an opportunity to be the Admin Sergeant before heading over to the Main Station to take over the Burglary Unit. The agency reached out again and he took over the Air Unit... Big responsibility, big budgets and huge personalities all challenged him to keep the air unit in t...

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158:29

Steve Riddell (Retired Tucson Police Air Unit Pilot)

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2025/10/22

Send us a text EPISODE 200!!!! CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?? Thank you everyone, so much, for sticking with me and the show! I'm so grateful and appreciative of your support! I approached Steve months ago, shortly after he retired, and asked him to be on the show. He told me he would consider it, but he needed to decompress since he had just left the job he held for more than half his life!!!! For 32 years he served the City of Tucson! He spent 10 years on patrol, then made it into the air unit where ...

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128:31

Thomas Sommerville PT 2 (Retired Detroit Street Cop,...

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2025/10/15

Send us a text Well Y'all... This episode is just as funny, gross and riveting as the first as we make our way through Tom's book, "Old School; The Police, The Public, and the Pranks." You'll mostly laugh, but I guarantee you'll enjoy the whole episode! So it's not a bad thing that he'll be back because we still have more to cover! Thank you all, it has been almost four years (October 27th is the show anniversary) and over 70k downloads! I'm honored, grateful and humbled to have you all her...

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149:55

Joe Knipp (Retired Pima County Sheriff Sergeant,...

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2025/10/08

Send us a text I know, I know... But if you had the discipline to keep a journal of the most outrageous stories over your career, you also could be on the show and have eleventy episodes! Hahahahahhahaha I enjoy his company, the stories are interesting and I'm always happy to have him over. Sit back, relax and enjoy the episode! Heeeeeeeeeere's JOE! Come see me on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/choir.practice.94 or on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/cp_sfaf/

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165:07

John Ritchie (US Army Veteran, Central Intelligence...

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2025/10/01

Send us a text JOhn and I met at the gym, no shock there, but we started up a conversation and he said he would gladly come and chat about his experiences. He was "painfully" aware of the show because I never stop talking about it, but I was honored to host him and he's welcome back anytime. Both his Army experiences and his time with the CIA (What he could actually talk about on the air) were very interesting to me and I'm glad to help him create his own personal legacy! Give him a w...

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208:34

Jill Isely (Retired Pima County Homicide and Cold...

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2025/09/24

Send us a text It was such a great pleasure to see Jill again! I think the last time we saw each other was when Sheriff Dupnik had all detectives pair up and ride with the Patrol Deputies for Y2K! Growing up in Iowa, she headed west and worked odd jobs until she was hired by the Pima County Sheriff's Department. She spent a good amount of time in the Foothills District until being promoted to Detective. There, she served in a number of investigative units before being taken into Robbery Assau...

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137:24

Brian Berg (Retired Tucson Police Sergeant)

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2025/09/17

Send us a text Brian and I met while playing Flag football in the police olympics every year, he played wide receiver for the University of Arizona back in the Dick Tomey days! Later on we worked together in Operations Division South! He started his career in Ops West Patrol where he made the SWAT team and became involved pretty heavy into the Police Union... He promoted to Sergeant, holding a variety of assignments from Patrol, the Air Unit, and Burglary to name a few! Now he teaches Law and...

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140:57

Thomas Sommerville (Retired Detroit PD Traffic...

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2025/09/10

Send us a text He's a cop, an author and a philanthropist! Tom continues to do the Lord's work even in retirement, a common sentiment amongst the many Public Servants I've come to meet over the years. He began his career in Detroit, MI in 1973, retiring in 2004. He moved to warmer temps in AZ, but still had a desire to do more. He decided to become a Crime Scene Investigator with the Town of Marana Police. His book, "Old School; The Police, the Public, and the Pranks" is available at Am...

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Joe Knipp (Retired San Diego PD Motor officer)

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2025/09/03

Send us a text Queue the film noir music, it's the San Diego Chronicles!!! Knipp retired as a Sgt from the Pima County Sheriff's Department, then headed West and became an Officer with San Diego PD. He spent 11 years there, working patrol and motors. Because he kept a journal, he has a "plethora" of stories...(he'll appreciate the big word) hahaha Buckle up, we're going to take a few episodes to make our way through his portion of his career in law enforcement. I'm so glad to do my part, help...

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122:15

Steve Patterson PT2 (Retired FBI Tucson Area ASAC, ...

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2025/08/27

Send us a text If you enjoyed getting to know Steve in his first episode, then you will appreciate this one for sure. We were able to dig a little deeper into his career with the FBI, his service in Sierra Vista, Washington DC and finally here in Tucson. Imagine growing up with a desire to be an FBI agent only to be one of the top agents back in your home town? It was a pleasure getting to know Steve and I'm honored to have him as one of the newest members of The Squad!!! Enjoy the show, let ...

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111:46

Jim Brown Pt 3 Retired Chief of Police Hudson Police...

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2025/08/20

Send us a text We did it! We were able to make it through the rest of Jim's career. Although I'm sure we left plenty of stories unspoken. That's how it goes with many of my guests, they remember more stories after they leave the studio. But I'm grateful to him and to you for continuously coming back and tuning in. I see you! I see the stats climb, the book sales roll in and I want you all to know I'm grateful. Speaking of downloads, we are currently sitting at 68,602! YOU GUYS ARE AMAZING!!! ...

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85:52

Jim Brown PT2 (Retired Chief of Police Hudson Police...

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2025/08/13

Send us a text Jim can only take me in small doses, but that''s alright...it means I get to have him over on multiple occasions to get through his career. I've started his book, "Suburban Policing, Cleveland Style" so I know where to quiz him. Turn this one up, he has at least one more visit on the calendar. I enjoy his company, his stories and I'm glad I get to share him with you all. Come see me on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/choir.practice.94 or on Instagram at https://www.inst...

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200:23

Robert Dobell (Retired USAF Master Sgt, Retired...

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2025/08/06

Send us a text Robert grew up in Upstate New York, knew he was not going to college, and left for Air Force bootcamp shortly after graduating high school. Initially he was in logistics/ supply, but cross trained a few years later and began flying in C130's, gathering battlefield intel for boots on the ground! At 38, he retired and decided to go into law enforcement. After several ride alongs with family in Las Vegas and one with Pima county, he knew that was his next adventure. In 2000, he fi...

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57:55

Steve Patterson (Retired FBI Assistant Agent in...

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2025/07/30

Send us a text Steve grew up in Tucson and graduated from Catalina HS before heading to Northern Arizona University. After graduating, he worked as a Fraud Investigator for Chase Bank before getting picked up by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in 1998. After graduating the academy in Quantico, he was assigned to the San Francisco Field office. We had a limited time to sit and chat, so Steve is already on the calendar to come back and share more exploits. Be sure to tune in and catch his 2...

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