Ray Davis on All Things Considered

The Weekend Edition of NPR News’ All Things Considered, airing this evening (Saturday, May 3rd), will feature an interview with Ray Davis, who has just marked his 60th year of radio broadcasting.

The program airs live from 5 to 6pm. (ET); local stations and broadcast times are available here: www.NPR.org/stations.

The audio from the show will be posted online after the show airs, on the All Things Considered web site.

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comment #51909 By aburtch on 05.06.08 1:56 pm

Ray Davis is a national treasure. He has been championing the cause of bluegrass for many years. It’s good to see him get the recognition he deserves

comment #51923 By cuttergap on 05.06.08 5:24 pm

I L-O-V-E your blog!!!

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