Eichten's last fair
Posted at 5:26 PM on September 5, 2011
by Bob Collins
(3 Comments)
Filed under: Media
Some of us are still shocked enough by the recent announcement that MPR News' legend Gary Eichten is retiring at the end of the year, that we're not quite prepared for the series of "lasts" that are about to follow.
I guess that started today because Eichten made his last appearance at the MPR booth at the State Fair.
And as I looked at this photo (from colleague Valerie Arganbright), it dawned on me that Eichten has already anchored his last election night in Minnesota, and he's also moderated his last Sunday-before-Election-Day, top-of-the-ticket debate at the Fitzgerald Theater.
We didn't need more reasons to be depressed about the state of politics, but we're not better off not having this guy guide us through.
Comments (3)
Maybe MPR can make the St. Paul City Council election a huge deal? Or the special election for Berglin's seat? I mean, which Democrat will win? No one knows!
I will miss Gary Eichten. I've been listening to him the whole time he's been on the air. I'm glad we'll still have him for a few more months.
Hearing him with Stephanie Curtis Monday was a pleasure, as always. It's so obvious that they really enjoy each other. One of the many things I'll miss. Am already pre-missing. Can he come back and visit? Pre-record messages MPR can play to help us through the pain of the loss? Don't go, Gary! Don't go!
| September 2011 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S | M | T | W | T | F | S |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | |
Master Archive
Recent Entries
- Let's be careful out there!
- What 'civic leadership really is'
- Math we can't do
- Foreclosures: Better but still not great
- Minnesota kid falls short in Geographic Bee, still a winner
- The best bee
- When the high school prank isn't so bad
- How to kill a wolf
- Is your appetite killing the ocean?
- Getting the Busy Signal
Categories
- Add category
- Art or Eyesore?
- Arts
- Aviation
- Bridges and roads
- Coffeeshop Chronicles
- Crime and Justice
- Disasters
- Economy
- Energy
- Five by 8
- Floods
- Floods 2011
- Fresh Eye on the Radio (with Mary Lucia)
- Health
- History
- Icons
- Life
- Marketing and advertising
- Media
- Music
- News
- News Cut on Campus
- Northwest Airlines
- People doing good
- Politics
- Race
- Regional history
- Religion
- Schools
- Science
- Sports
- Surveys and trivia
- Tech
- The jobs we do
- The political conventions
- The Quiz
- The Unemployed series
- Things that are puzzling
- War
- Weather
- What's the Story Here?
- When people do good
- wildlife
- You Should Meet...
Services
In The Spotlight
-
Sound Learning
Looking for ways to ensure your students are doing quality research from credible sources? Sound Learning is a launching point to Minnesota Public Radio's content on the Web. -
The Current Music Blog
Your daily note for good music, news and pop culture. With attempted jokes.
- Become a Member
- Member Connect Accounts
- Leadership Circle
- Sustaining Members
- Member Discounts
- Become a Sponsor
- Tax Information
- Planned Giving
- Vehicle Donation
- Donate Stock