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Other Side of Ninety: Harold Ehlers

Some listeners might recognize the name Harold Ehlers.  He was a longtime jazz host on WXPR, and former owner of the Ehlers General Store in Cornucopia.  

WXPR’s Natalie Jablonski spoke with 90-year-old Ehlers about growing up in Cornucopia and the store that shaped the town.

Ehlers also used to a host a weekly music program on WXPR called “30 Minutes of Jazz,” which he would record and mail in on a cassette tape.  He's collected thousands of records.

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