Dick Estell
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Dick Estell is the host and producer of The Radio Reader
, a serial public radio program in which the host reads aloud from contemporary novels. The program is carried on public broadcasting
stations in the United States
.
Estell began The Radio Reader in 1964 at Michigan State University
's radio stations, WKAR (AM)
and WKAR-FM
, where Estell served as general manager from 1964 until his retirement in 1978. He tapes the program from a home studio in Haslett, Michigan
. He has also been the narrator of several commercially available audio books, including Kenneth C. Davis
' popular Don't Know Much About History and Don't Know Much about the Civil War.
The Radio Reader
The Radio Reader is a daily half-hour radio program heard on 100 public radio stations in the United States. It has been hosted and produced by Dick Estell since 1964 and claims an audience of 1.5 million listeners...
, a serial public radio program in which the host reads aloud from contemporary novels. The program is carried on public broadcasting
Public broadcasting
Public broadcasting includes radio, television and other electronic media outlets whose primary mission is public service. Public broadcasters receive funding from diverse sources including license fees, individual contributions, public financing and commercial financing.Public broadcasting may be...
stations in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
Estell began The Radio Reader in 1964 at Michigan State University
Michigan State University
Michigan State University is a public research university in East Lansing, Michigan, USA. Founded in 1855, it was the pioneer land-grant institution and served as a model for future land-grant colleges in the United States under the 1862 Morrill Act.MSU pioneered the studies of packaging,...
's radio stations, WKAR (AM)
WKAR (AM)
WKAR is a National Public Radio member station in East Lansing, Michigan; broadcasting at 870 kHz. It is owned by Michigan State University, and carries news and talk shows from NPR. It is part of MSU's Broadcasting Services Division, and is a sister station to the FM radio and television...
and WKAR-FM
WKAR-FM
WKAR-FM is a public radio station in East Lansing, Michigan; broadcasting on the FM dial at 90.5 MHz. It is owned by Michigan State University, and is sister station to the AM radio and television stations with the same call letters....
, where Estell served as general manager from 1964 until his retirement in 1978. He tapes the program from a home studio in Haslett, Michigan
Haslett, Michigan
Haslett is an unincorporated community in Ingham County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is a census-designated place used for statistical purposes. The population was 11,283 at the 2000 census. Though it has its own school district and post office , Haslett is administered by Meridian Charter...
. He has also been the narrator of several commercially available audio books, including Kenneth C. Davis
Kenneth C. Davis
Kenneth C. Davis is an American popular historian, best known for his Don't Know Much About... series. Born in Mount Vernon, New York, Davis attended Concordia College, Bronxville in New York, and Fordham University at Lincoln Center, New York City...
' popular Don't Know Much About History and Don't Know Much about the Civil War.