Former NAXJA President, Matt ‘McGyvr” Rowland on Episode 236

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Matt Rowland from Indiana is a bit of an anomaly. A communications major in criminal justice, attends XJ conventions without an XJ, and a builder of fabulous bonfires! Join us for some Midwest history on Episode 236. Be sure to listen on your favorite podcast app.

4:35 – …that might be part of the reason I’ve always had affection for Jeeps

13:50 –my freshman year, we lost to the big high school in Fort Wayne by over 100 points

18:49 – everything auto mechanic-wise, I learned from working on the junk we were driving

31:59 – Tony bought a ’99 TJ and started taking it to the Badlands, in Attica, Indiana

39:24 – In 2005, I got on the police department in Fort Wayne, and I’ll have 20 years next May

44:31 – I had to borrow $1500 from my parents to pay off the loan on the XJ because they said Modified Cherokees were worthless

51:02 – I had a buddy who said, “Hey, are you ever going to settle down and get married?” and I’m like, I guess, maybe.

1:03:45 – The LJ became the family truckster for wheeling, and we changed the bylaws when I was NAXJA President

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