The Last Broadcast: Episode 1

Published: Dec. 6, 2019, 9:19 p.m.

Robinson, O\u2019Day, and Allen banter as they consult their music sheets (each have selected their own songs to be played over the next several hours). At 10:25, Factora gives them the go ahead, and through the speakers an announcer introduces Robinson, followed by the first few bars of `Rebel Rouser\u2019 by Duane Eddy. Effortlessly, Robinson chimes in;\n\n\u201cHey, my favourite theme over the years: `Rebel Rouser\u2019 with Duane Eddy, and that\u2019s what I was: a rebel rouser. But it didn\u2019t matter, I was doing what I loved. And here we are, the final show on this Sunday, and I have two very special guests here: Pat O\u2019Day, who used to be the program director of KJR in Seattle, and we exchanged a lot of things over the years\u2026.\u201d\n\n\u201cHad a lot of fun,\u201d O\u2019Day interjects. \u201cAnd a lot of mutual respect.\u201d\n\n\u201cThat\u2019s true, very much so.\u201d\n\nO\u2019Day shoots his old friend a cocked eyebrow. \u201cYou tried to make inroads into my audience in Seattle, and I resented that, but forgave you.\u201d\n\nRobin Brunet's new book Red Robinson: The Last Broadcast, is available now in paperback and ebook from friesenpress.com and chaptersindigo.ca