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April 24, 2007
Aural assault on NPR

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So, I'm getting ready for work this morning, listening to NPR's "Morning Edition" and hoping to hear something about Iraq or Paul Wolfowitz's situation at the World Bank.

What do I get instead?

It's Donny Osmond. What's worse: It's Osmond singing Barry Manilow's "Mandy."

Says 90.9 FM KXJZ's host Donna Apidone: "Wow, after subjecting you to Donny Osmond singing the Bee Gees and Barry Manilow, we will now allow you to engage in primal scream therapy."

There was silence for about four seconds, then Apidone returns. "You feel better, don't you?"

Speaking of NPR's "Morning Edition," co-host Renee Montagne and executive producer Ellen McDonnell will speak at the Mondavi Center at UC Davis on May 23. Tickets are $40. Go here for info.

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