by Maureen Clements

Several months ago, public radio maven Ira Glass graciously boarded the NPR mothership to present a lecture on producing great radio. While nattering about Ira's visit, JoElla reminded me of the This American Life episode called Cringe. In it, Ira opines about his very first radio interview, which just happened to be with the outgoing cast of M*A*S*H. According to Ira, listening to the tapes induced serious cringing.

That got me to thinking, was the piece he produced cringe-worthy too? After some archival digging, we've managed to unearth the first radio piece Ira ever produced for NPR so you can judge for yourself. Be sure to catch Ira's voice at minute mark 3:37.

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M*A*S*H Staff on Show - June 25, 1980 Morning Edition by Ira Glass