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The Radio Reader - Dick Estell - is retiring

Dear Radio Reader listeners,

Health issues have compelled Dick Estell to make the difficult and heart-breaking decision to hang up his microphone after more than half a century as The Radio Reader.

If you’d like to send a card or letter to Dick you can write to him at:

Dick Estell –Radio Reader
c/o WKAR
212 Communication Arts & Sciences Bldg.
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48824-1212

The producers of The Radio Reader have no plans to re-air archive programs as they do not have broadcast rights from the various publishers.

Through the end of March, Humoresque with Stan Wright will begin at 9am and WNMU Media Meet encore programs will air at 7:30pm.  

Listen for new programs beginning in April.

Click here to listen to fond Dick Estell memories with Scott Seaman and Matt Surrell. (coming soon)

Credit theradioreader.com

Hans Ahlström is the host of several programs, including the daily musical variety show Weekday, the mostly straight ahead jazz show Night Studio, the self-explanatory Blues Today, and the eclectic Sound Spectrum. You can also hear Hans as the local host of NPR's All Things Considered news magazine. He also helps manage Public Radio 90's web content, interviews local and visiting writers and artists, works with NMU student interns, and writes the occasional news story.