An after-Christmas treat is ahead. Half way through the noon hour on Thursday, Dec. 29, I’ll talk about The Colorful Characters of St. Louis on St. Louis on the Air on St. Louis Public Radio, 90.7 KWMU. Don Marsh of St. Louis on the Air and Charlie Brennan of KMOX are by far the best two local radio interviewers.It’ll repeat at 10 and stream here.
Reedy Press published four of my books, Hoosiers and Scrubby Dutch: St. Louis's South Side, 2010; Beer, Brats, and Baseball: St. Louis Germans, 2012; The Making of an Icon: The Dreamers, The Schemers, and the Hard Hats Who Built the Gateway Arch; and the Second Edition of Hoosiers and Scrubby Dutch: St. Louis's South Side, 2014. They're available in bookstores and online. For an autographed copy, send a check for $21.50 made out to Jim Merkel, to Jim Merkel, 4216 Osceola St., St. Louis, MO 63116.
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An after-Christmas treat is ahead. Half way through the noon hour on Thursday, Dec. 29, I’ll talk about The Colorful Characters of St. Louis on St. Louis on the Air on St. Louis Public Radio, 90.7 KWMU. Don Marsh of St. Louis on the Air and Charlie Brennan of KMOX are by far the best two local radio interviewers.It’ll repeat at 10 and stream here.
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