MONROE, MI - The small city of about 20,000 people can't stop talking about the Stephen Colbert interview with Eminem at Monroe Public Access. So, how did this happen in Monroe of all places?

MPACT office on the upper level on 5th St.

The beginning stages:

It was just a normal day at the office some weeks ago for Monroe Public Access executive director Milward Beaudry at the 5th street studios, until he received a somewhat secretive and exciting phone call.

"The caller ID said CBS in New York. They asked me a bunch of questions about our studio and possible limitations," Beaudry said. "They were getting a feel for what our facility could do and how things are set up here. After they talked to me and looked at video of our set on our website, they decided to move forward with the secret interview."

The pre-interview:

After weeks of wondering what was going to happen and how it was all going to come together, the day arrived: June 29, 2015. CBS brought its crew to Monroe Public Access and got to work on the interview.

"It was still a big surprise on the amount of people CBS brought with them. Eleven people in total. When they got here, they immediately went to work."

All hands were also on deck for the Monroe Public Access staff. The team only has five people who work there. All were there on the big day of the interview, including some interns from Monroe Community College.

"The goal was to get as many of our members to work on the interview. For instance, one intern did the audio, and our program director did the technical directing."

The Eminem surprise:

It wasn't until the day of the interview that the crew learned it wouldn't just be Stephen Colbert and his crew in the studio. No one at Monroe Public Access knew of the special A-list celebrity guest who would be a part of the program.

The set

"We did not know anything about Eminem. We knew about Colbert, but not Eminem. Only when they gave us papers to sign on the day of did we learn who his guest was."

Transforming the studio to accommodate:

Beaudry and his crew had to get creative when it came to accommodating Colbert's crew for the production. They used every room in the small building to the max on the day of the interview.

"My office ended up being Colbert's meeting room."

The radio station, Rewind 94.3 doubled as a room to feed the crew, and one of the edit suites ended up being used as Colbert's makeup room. Beaudry brought in a lamp and mirror from home.

They transformed an editing suite to use it as a makeup room for Colbert

New attention to MPACT:

Monroe Public Access Center is a nonprofit organization which gives a public forum for people and businesses in the area to use the TV and radio airwaves to deliver their messages to the public. It's a service provided by the station at just $325 a year for memberships. The hope is many new people and businesses learn about MPACT and it gains new members.

Click here to learn more about MPACT and to become a member.

The next episode of the monthly program "Only In Monroe" at Monroe Public Access airs in August. It is now a must-watch program because you never know who may show up.

Here is the full 41 minute episode of "Only In Monroe," which includes the interview with Eminem.

Edward Pevos is the entertainment reporter for Mlive covering Detroit and Southeast Michigan. You can follow him on Twitter @PaparazzoPevos