KFAN

Minnesota Connected reported a few weeks back about the upcoming Common Man documentary I am co-producing. A production crew teamed up with Common and his show producer Brandon Mileski (TennaB) at WCCO's television studios to film a brief teaser trailer for the documentary. Now that teaser is finished for the viewing pleasure of all -- but the teaser is just the beginning of a much bigger goal, a goal to produce a full-fledged, feature-length documentary on KFAN's beloved radio host. My producing partner, Gregg Holtgrewe,...

It's 12:00 noon in the Twin Cities. You’re tuned to 100.3 on your FM radio dial. The late Paul Harvey issues a sternly-worded warning against mediocrity and its inevitable consequences, as the opening horns of Copland's "Fanfare for the Common Man" bellow through the speakers. The rousing rendition serves as a familiar sign that tomfoolery, courtesy of the “Radio Romeo,” is approaching — it’s a warning to anyone listening that there is likely skullduggery ahead. If you've never heard the show, everything before this sentence might sound a bit strange. But for fans accustomed to the...