I’ve known Angus for a few years now and he’s always been a personality that I respect and in fact, absolutely admire. He’s the host of Concrete Rodeo on KYRS. This morning, he’ll be hosting Save the Moon and it will be one of his last shows. In 2-3 weeks, he’s moving from Spokane… from the United States all together, to pursue a life in Scotland. I’m extremely jealous, but I understand, sometimes you just need to go for it.
I’ve always enjoyed his show. His music is alternative-country and I’ve always joked with him that he’d make the perfect co-host for Save the Moon. Every now and then I would pester the former program director, Angela Johnson, telling her to cancel Concrete Rodeo so I could swoop in and grab Angus for my own show. Alas, he’s held that show strong since the day he walked in.
I’ll be sad to not hear him on the airwaves anymore. He was a voice I enjoyed to hear.
In an article I wrote introducing his show to listeners in the KYRS, Fall 2009 newsletter, I began to say, “Straight out of cattle and orchard country, sprouted a six-foot-plus DJ-to-be, down some road twenty miles out of Okanongan near Malott, Washington.”
He lives the part of Concrete Rodeo by incorporating the philosophy of Americana, living the life of independence, tradition, self-sufficiency and expression. Concrete Rodeo is a representation of these qualities, guided not by the “saccharine pop-country stars of Nashville,” but by the view of American music from the past to the future.
It makes me sad to know we’re losing that from the station and from the fine city of Spokane.
I urge you to give him a call this morning during Save the Moon and even during the last couple of his shows on Fridays, 6-8 p.m. He’s somebody you’re glad you met.
You can call the booth at (509) 747-3807.
