A Blue(grass) Canidate In A Red County

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Wayne Bledsoe is entering the field of politics pretty much the same way he did of radio, out of necessity and without a lot of experience. He started as the host of "Bluegrass For Saturday Night" on public radio station KMST as a volunteer fill-in when the former host took another job. When he started hosting, Wayne said "the sum total of my radio skills consisted of knowing how to turn a radio on and off". He's still hosting the show which is now the "gold standard" among bluegrass music, has won a wall full of awards, and is considered a legend among bluegrass fans.

Now retired from his day job, Wayne has decided to run for political office because "I have to". He's running as a Democrat for State Representative in one of the most Republican counties in Missouri. In this episode of "Left In The Ozarks" Richard Hall talks to the man who decided to be a blue(grass) candidate in a red county.