Does The Midnight Special take requests?
• Our only formal request program is New Year’s Eve, a tradition we’ve enjoyed for about 40 years. We do not take requests at any other time. Listeners always are welcome to make suggestions with the understanding we make no commitment to play them. • How come you post The Midnight Special playlist the day after the broadcast? • First, and most important, I don’t know what I’ll be playing until shortly before broadcast. Even if I did, our webmaster has a life, and doesn’t sit perched at her computer awaiting The Midnight Special playlist. Once she gets the list, she needs to reformat it and add the links to artists and labels, which takes time. Finally, my goal is to continually surprise you on The Midnight Special. Seeing the playlist in advance ruins the surprise, and a good portion of the fun. • What happened to Norm and Ray? • Norm Pellegrini is alive and well and pursuing other interests. Ray Nordstrand retired from the program after a heart attack in 1993, and after a long illnes
