Joe Frank, Unique Public Radio Monologuist, Dead At 79

He began his career in free-form radio at WBAI, New York City’s Pacifica affiliate, and – after a brief, unlikely stint as host of NPR’s Weekend All Things Considered – spent decades at Southern California’s KCRW. Ira Glass was once one of his production assistants; he and host Madeleine Brand remember Frank in this audio segment from Press Play.