Today in the studio we were visited by our friends from Stage Left Theater. They came to talk with Verne about their upcoming production of Red Hot Patriot: The Kick-Ass Wit of Molly Ivins, which opens this Friday, December 4th at 7:30pm and runs through Sunday, December 20th. Director Ron Ford, actor and stage designer Blake King-Kruger, and actress Wendy Carroll (playing Molly) talked about the premise of the show as well as performed a bit to whet our appetites for this sassy, politically-charged romp of a play.
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.