About a year ago, Minnesota Public Radio began asking listeners to help contribute ideas to a new show that they planned called The Loop. I answered the call, posted some ideas on the Loop web site, and went to a couple of meetings in St. Paul. I enjoyed meeting MPR reporter and Loop host Jeff Horwich, whom I believe is now focusing on The Loop, and producer/web master Andrew Haeg.

The show is now on monthly on Friday nights at nine and is recorded in front of a live audience. The last show (which I was not involved in) focused on crime and it contained humor (including satire of local news), personal commentary, interviews, and songs. It reminded me a bit of “This American Life” because of the way it allows people to tell their stories. At the same time, its variety show quality makes it a little bit like “A Prairie Home Companion.” It will be nice to see how the show evolves. Regardless of its outcome, host Jeff Horwich appears to have a bright future in radio and perhaps beyond.

This entry was posted on Monday, September 25th, 2006 at 10:42 am and is filed under Media, Minnesota.