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Radney Foster: "I love public radio"

Longtime Texas singer, guitarist and song crafter Radney Foster visits with Matt Meinke on the Notably Texan Feature Interview. Radney performs Saturday in Greenville with Bill Lloyd, in the re-formed Foster & Lloyd duo.

Interview topics include Radney's extended music career as a duo with Bill Lloyd and as a solo artist, his take on public radio, and upcoming projects. Music from many releases over the years is also included. Originally aired February 23rd during Notably Texan.

Born in Dallas, Texas, Matt moved to the Sulphur Springs area in 1990 and settled in Commerce shortly thereafter. Having dreamed of working in radio since childhood, he began working at KETR while taking Radio-Television courses at Texas A&M University-Commerce in 1993. Matt has transitioned from a part-time worker and pupil of KETR, to the station’s Chief Announcer/Producer and supervisor of student broadcasters. A familiar voice of 88-9 KETR, Matt has hosted such shows as The Late Nite Lion, and can currently be heard as host of Notably Texan.