Long ago there was a stylized way of doing radio announcing, and if that had remained the case, I would have had to do something else. But with MPR the premise was much more conversational. I got to be like a regular person—no phony-baloney—and the approach was a real godsend. - Gary Eichten, speaking with METRO about his 40-year career at Minnesota Public Radio, which comes to a close today.
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Long ago there was a stylized way of doing radio announcing, and if that had remained the case, I would have had to do something else. But with MPR the premise was much more conversational. I got to be like a regular person—no phony-baloney—and the approach was a real godsend.

- Gary Eichten, speaking with METRO about his 40-year career at Minnesota Public Radio, which comes to a close today.