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Bob has asked Tom a lot of questions. Some of those questions haven't gotten answers...until now. This episode is all about those questions without resolutions. No stone left unturned for this show.

This episode marks the beginning of the KQRS portion of Tom Barnard's life story. Bob Sansevere focuses on how Tom was recruited, what the station was like when he arrived, and how the KQ Morning Show evolved into a major success.

Tom recalls how his distinctive voice caught people's attention at Brown Institute, leading him to pursue voiceover work in his early twenties. His first agent, Victoria, helped launch a career that took off almost immediately, with Tom quickly booking a full schedule of commercial work. Tom describes balancing his KQRS morning show with frequent trips to Chicago, Los Angeles, and New York to reco...

This episode follows Tom through the next stage of his early career, from steadily moving up the schedule at KSTP to leaving for WDGY, a decision he says he still regrets. He talks about the veteran broadcasters who taught him the business, earning just $11,000 a year, and eventually moving from radio into record promotion with Ariola and Capitol Records. At Capitol, Tom suddenly found himself wor...

Attending Brown Institute and learning the basics of broadcasting Feeling culturally out of place at Brown after growing up in North Minneapolis Developing a natural on-air style instead of the traditional “disc jockey voice” Getting his first radio job at KDAN while still a teenager The first time he went on the air Moving from KDAN to 1500 KSTP after being noticed by people in the industry Start...

This episode is all listener questions, from start to finish. It's the final part to focus on Tom's pre-radio life. Understanding his father’s mental illness and how it shaped Tom’s childhood Learning to read at a very young age and using books as an escape Playing basketball at St. Anne’s and memories of his teachers Christmas traditions and his brother Terry returning home from Vietnam The frien...

Growing up poor and moving between neighborhoods in Minneapolis Tom’s early jobs and learning to work from a young age His relationship with his siblings and taking responsibility for his family Attending St. Anne’s and adjusting to a very different school environment Tom’s experiences at Jordan Junior High and with his teachers Growing up during the Vietnam War and upheaval of the 1960s The momen...

This is a new series where Bob Sansevere interviews Tom Barnard, one-on-one, about his life. It's a focused show whose ultimate goal is to be compiled into a memoir. In essence, it's a mini-series with a beginning and an end. When will that end come? We won't know until we get there. Growing up poor in North Minneapolis Tom's grandparents and complicated family history Childhood memories of his mo...

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