A Radio "Hit" Amid A City's Desperate Week

Just yesterday, I made it through a successful segment on WCCO-AM 830, Minneapolis, with host Eric Nelson.

We're now five days from the I-35W Bridge Collapse, near downtown Minneapolis, which has taken up endless hours of airtime, both locally and nationally. As it should. We even had viewers, such as a couple from Spooner (about 75 miles north of Eau Claire) who were in a Jeep, on the bridge, when it fell. Their tale was one of true survival, one of so many that day. Note: However, their survival story has taken a much darker and sadder turn, as recent news viewers can attest.

Eric and I actually spent the opening minutes talking about the collapse and how the recovery efforts were coming along. The story has really been that important and I think the attempts, all over, to localize bridge safety have informed the public. (Mark this as a story that should be localized -- we all drive over bridges.

I could feel myself a little muted, compared with my usual radio appearances when I'm talking about my books.

Next up, gentle reader, on WAYY-AM 790, Eau Claire, this Thursday morning, sometime between 8-9 am. (I'm not saying that to "hook" you for the whole hour, I really do not know which 'slot' I will be at).