Drew Mills's guest appearances

Drew Mills

Our Town with host Andy Ockershausen - Homegrown History

Spotlight Media Studios

Michigan's Big Show

Brian Kelly

Michael Kernicki

Marty Rogers

Tom Izzo

Kathy George

Ken Kal

Perchville USA

Butch Jones

Charles Cutter

Bob Scott

Johnny Morris

Tim Prichard

Terri Towner

Ora Hirsch Pescovitz

Kyle Melinn

OwlTail

* Drew Mills, Food and Beverage Director at Loews New Orleans Hotel

Drew Mills on leaving Comcast SportsNet to start his own business ~"I remember Jeff said, 'You can't leave, you have the best job in America.' I said, 'Jeff, I'm leaving. I'm starting my own business.'"Drew Mills, Founder and President of Mills Marketing &amp; Communications,(right) and host Andy Ockershausen in studio for Our Town interviewA Ockershausen:              This is Andy Ockershausen and this is Our Town, and have a great, great opportunity to talk to a very dear friend that I worked with for a while when I worked. Now I don't work anymore. You understand that, Drew.Drew Mills:                          I do, I do.A Ockershausen:              My wife ... 24/7 I work now. A man who grew up in Washington, was a great high school athlete, and was very well-known around the area. And I know he's a local, even though he grew up in Arlington, or was born in Arlington. Arlington is Our Town, Drew. Welcome to our town. Drew Mills:                          Yes it is. A Ockershausen:              It's all over.Drew Mills:                          It's all over town.A Ockershausen:              We go all over. Our Town goes all the way to Anne Arundel, as far as I'm concerned.Drew Mills:                          That's right, that's right.A Ockershausen:              We have friends in Warrenton, Lynchburg. It's our town. Everything in the greater Washington area is our town. And you made such an impact.                                                 So tell me, Drew, about your early days, growing up in Arlington.  Your family is how ... seven generations?Drew Mills - Seventh Generation Washingtonian - Homegrown HistoryDrew Mills:                          Seventh generation Washingtonians, yup. So they all grew up in the Glover Park ... my parents grew up in Glover Park, my grandparents grew up in Glover Park. My grandfather was a milkman, back in the day. A Ockershausen:              Is that right? What's the dairy? Chestnut Farm?Drew Mills:                          Yeah, that's right. You got it.                          Yeah, you got it.A Ockershausen:              You know that was on Pennsylvania Avenue, that's now it's a big office building.Drew Mills:                          Yeah.A Ockershausen:              You know, they used to have cows in there, I remember that.Drew Mills:                          Yeah, so we go way back.A Ockershausen:              Way back, way back. And your dad grew up, and he's local. He grew up with some people that I know real well.Drew Mills:                          That's right.A Ockershausen:              Frank Ford, who we don't have anymore.Drew Mills:                          Uh huh. A Ockershausen:              We miss Frank.Drew Mills:                          Jim Cacheris. A Ockershausen:              The judge.Drew Mills:                          The judge.A Ockershausen:              You know, the judge and I were honored one night by Arlingtonians for a Better Community. Got some special award, I've got it somewhere. Just the judge and I. And the judge must've let somebody off from a drunk driving ... I don't know why. They honored me because we were doing something about drunk driving.Drew Mills:                          Sure, sure. A Ockershausen:              And Jimmy was there. Drew Mills:                          He was a nice man.A Ockershausen:              But Drew, how did a guy go from Arlington to D.C. to Gaithersburg?Drew Mills:                          Well, in the '60s, my parents were young and trying to get ahead, and Gaithersburg was a lot cheaper to live. So they moved--A Ockershausen:              That's true.Drew Mills:                          From Arlington to Gaithersburg, and they bought their first house.A Ockershausen:              Well you couldn't afford Arlington now, but Gaithersburg--Drew Mills:                          Correct.

Drew Mills on leaving Comcast SportsNet to start his own business ~ "I remember Jeff said, 'You can't leave, you have the best job in America.' I said, 'Jeff, I'm leaving. I'm starting my own business.'" Drew Mills, Founder and President of Mills Marketing &amp; Communications,(right) and host Andy Ockershausen in studio for Our Town interview A Ockershausen: This is Andy Ockershausen and this is Our Town, and have a great, great opportunity to talk to a very dear friend that I worked with for a while when I worked. Now I don't work anymore. You understand that, Drew. Drew Mills: I do, I do. A Ockershausen: My wife ... 24/7 I work now. A man who grew up in Washington, was a great high school athlete, and was very well-known around the area. And I know he's a local, even though he grew up in Arlington, or was born in Arlington. Arlington is Our Town, Drew. Welcome to our town. Drew Mills: Yes it is. A Ockershausen: It's all over. Drew Mills: It's all over town. A Ockershausen: We go all over. Our Town goes all the way to Anne Arundel, as far as I'm concerned. Drew Mills: That's right, that's right. A Ockershausen: We have friends in Warrenton, Lynchburg. It's our town. Everything in the greater Washington area is our town. And you made such an impact. So tell me, Drew, about your early days, growing up in Arlington. Your family is how ... seven generations? Drew Mills - Seventh Generation Washingtonian - Homegrown History Drew Mills: Seventh generation Washingtonians, yup. So they all grew up in the Glover Park ... my parents grew up in Glover Park, my grandparents grew up in Glover Park. My grandfather was a milkman, back in the day. A Ockershausen: Is that right? What's the dairy? Chestnut Farm? Drew Mills: Yeah, that's right. You got it. Yeah, you got it. A Ockershausen: You know that was on Pennsylvania Avenue, that's now it's a big office building. Drew Mills: Yeah. A Ockershausen: You know, they used to have cows in there, I remember that. Drew Mills: Yeah, so we go way back. A Ockershausen: Way back, way back. And your dad grew up, and he's local. He grew up with some people that I know real well. Drew Mills: That's right. A Ockershausen: Frank Ford, who we don't have anymore. Drew Mills: Uh huh. A Ockershausen: We miss Frank. Drew Mills: Jim Cacheris. A Ockershausen: The judge. Drew Mills: The judge. A Ockershausen: You know, the judge and I were honored one night by Arlingtonians for a Better Community. Got some special award, I've got it somewhere. Just the judge and I. And the judge must've let somebody off from a drunk driving ... I don't know why. They honored me because we were doing something about drunk driving. Drew Mills: Sure, sure. A Ockershausen: And Jimmy was there. Drew Mills: He was a nice man. A Ockershausen: But Drew, how did a guy go from Arlington to D.C. to Gaithersburg? Drew Mills: Well, in the '60s, my parents were young and trying to get ahead, and Gaithersburg was a lot cheaper to live. So they moved-- A Ockershausen: That's true. Drew Mills: From Arlington to Gaithersburg, and they bought their first house. A Ockershausen: Well you couldn't afford Arlington now, but Gaithersburg-- Drew Mills: Correct.

Drew Mills – Founder and President, Mills Marketing & Communications