Here's a topic with which I'll never run out of ideas. He successfully pitched his concept to WDUQ in 1992. A few months later, he spoke with other public radio stations, taking the program beyond the state's borders. He has more than 1,500 broadcasts to his credit, but Bear said the flow of fresh ideas has yet to diminish. Readers' correspondence occasionally sparks an episode, as does surfing the Internet.
Inspiration also comes from a more traditional source.
To ease the burden of producing five shows a week, Bear has an assistant and a producer. But the bulk of the program's responsibilities fall on his shoulders. He has only about 280 words per broadcast to play with. In the beginning, each audio postcard contained about 340 words. Now he's learned to relax a bit on the air.