Mike Flynn (radio host)

For other people named Michael Flynn, see Michael Flynn (disambiguation).

Mike Flynn is a radio DJ,[1] who is the producer and host of The Folk Sampler, a one-hour syndicated radio program of folk music distributed by NPR.

Flynn grew up in sparsely populated rural Kansas. He studied broadcasting at the University of Tulsa, Oklahoma and worked on stations KRAV and KBEZ, with a period working in Chicago on WMBI. He then worked as a news anchor and weatherman on KOTV Channel 6 in Tulsa. He moved to John Brown University to teach communications, retiring as head of department in 1999.

In 1977 he and his wife, Sandy Flynn, moved to Siloam Springs, Arkansas bordering the Arkansas Ozarks, starting The Folk Sampler, with his wife as co-producer. In 1993, Sandy died; although he had threatened to quit doing music if she died before him, she had been able to convince him that carrying on the folk music tradition would be just what he needed. He continues to carry the tradition with each week's broadcast.

References

  1. ↑ Graham, Bill (19 September 1996). "Winfield's wood 'n' strings Flatpicking festival serves up lively mix of acoustic styles". Kansas City Star. p. F1. Retrieved 2 April 2011. The stage emcee then, Arkansas folk music disc jockey Mike Flynn,


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