In today’s Untold Story of Central Minnesota, Art & Cultural Heritage Producer Jeff Carmack talks with local comedian and storyteller Jason Schommer about his friendship and mentorship with the late, great Louie Anderson. After Anderson’s passing this past year, Schommer developed a stage performance that reflects upon the impact Anderson had upon him through the professional comedic adventures they shared. On Saturday, January 21, Schommer will be performing his homage on the Paramount stage in a night called Curtain Call: Letters to my Friend Louie Anderson.
Today on DCK we speak with Minnesota Operation Lifesaver director Sheryl Cummings about safety around railroad tracks as rail safety month wraps up. Sheryl tells us what Operation Lifesaver is, what the organization does for communities and how you can get involved in your own community. The message is simple, see tracks, think train. Stick around, I’m Bill Stoneberg with Minnesota Operation Lifesaver Director Sheryl Cummings, today on DCK.
Original air date: 09/05/22.
DCK is written and produced by KQAL FM on the campus of Winona State University and is made possible by a grant from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.
In today’s Untold Story of Central Minnesota, Arts & Cultural Heritage Producer Jeff Carmack talks with SCSU alumna and author Candace Cahill about loss, family, and love through the experience of adoption. Cahill’s new memoir Goodbye Again recounts her journey of placing her son up for adoption when she was young and then reuniting with him decades later, only to lose him again suddenly.
Candace Cahill now lives in Alaska but still partners with the St. Cloud State University Department of Social Work.
This program is made possible through support from the MN Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund.