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Lawrence Gay
’West Coast Live,’ a radio variety show that broadcasts from far and wide, comes to Palo Alto
Clockwise from top: Sedge Thomson interviews author Jane Smiley at a past show; Thomson and actress Dyan Cannon, seen from behind; Thomson gets rhythm with a dancing guest.
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Thomson, the creator of the weekly variety show “West Coast Live� on KALW 91.7 FM, is bringing his program to Palo Alto this month for two live broadcasts. The program is based in San Francisco, but it sure gets around. Thomson has broadcast from such diverse locations as a Tlingit longhouse in Alaska, the Chez Panisse restaurant in Berkeley and the Monterey Bay Aquarium. And when Thomson speaks to a Weekly reporter about his upcoming Palo Alto shows, he’s talking via Skype from Rome, where he’s (continued on next page)
Lawrence Gay
Lawrence Gay
hen you’re a reporter interviewing someone who interviews people for a living, the whole thing turns into a sort of dance. You have your questions; he can’t resist his own queries. There’s a lot of laughter and redirecting of the conversation. You wonder why you’re talking so much about yourself. Fortunately, when your interviewee is the radio host Sedge Thomson, the experience is so entertaining that you probably won’t mind.
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