This special three part Bookshelf was recorded on November 2, 2017 at the Washington Cracker building, which featured eight personal stories. This final episode's three storytellers are Jennifer Hawkins, with the ever changing promise of raising a child; Maura Ruiz, with the promise and peril of emigrating to a land of opportunity; and concluding with Daniel Walters, on the ever precarious promise of love. The program was hosted by Eric Woodard.
Verne Windham got his start at Spokane Public Radio 20 years ago. “I came in to complain and they hired me.” He’s now the Program Director, as well as the host of Morning Classical and Concert of the Week. When choosing music for Morning Classical, Verne likes to keep the agenda as broadly defined as possible. For Concert of the Week, he focuses on the best of recent local performances, mostly classical in nature. For many years, Verne was also the conductor of the Spokane Youth Orchestra. He enjoys gardening, his vintage car and playing French horn.