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Chris Cook reads "My Dogs," "Perfect" by John Yamrus

Spokane Public Radio | By Verne Windham
Published June 29, 2021 at 9:24 AM PDT
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Chris Cook is Spokane's current Poet Laureate. His first collection of poetry, The View from the Broken Mic, was published in 2012 (Gray Dog Press). Additional work has been published by Sage Hill Press, Scablands Books, and The Spokesman-Review. He plays trumpet in the Spokane Symphony and is the former Washington State Yo-Y0 Champion.

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Verne Windham
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.
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