My earliest talk radio memories are going to bed listening to local on-air giant Alan Christian talk me and the rest of Baltimore to sleep.

 Alan was far from boring. At age 10, I was mesmerized. His spontaneous brilliance was my first education about talk radio and how it’s not just news or information, it’s entertainment. More memories followed — the bawdy Johnny Walker to the thoughtful Ron Smith.

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