Dale Connelly
Dale Connelly is co-host (with Tom Keith, aka Jim Ed Poole) of "The Morning Show" on Minnesota Public Radio's newest station, "89 3 The Current." The show was originally hosted by Garrison Keillor and Tom Keith and aired on the MRP classical music service. Connelly is the author of many scripts for "advertisments," skits, and soap operas performed on "The Morning Show." Among his notable creations are "The Sherpa from Intimida, A Mighty Big Car," an SUV that is so large it affects the weather and Genway, "the supermarket for genetically engineered foods." Genway produces things like the Bullwinkle Salmon - "part salmon, part moose," and Chameleon Pears. Other Connelly creations are the Bowserbed, vibrating sleeping mattress for dogs, "Yes, I Am Wireless," Found Snacks ("makers of low-fat Neutrinos. There's nothing to them! No fat, no cholesterol, no calories—no substance and no mass!,") and reporters Brick Walters and Bud Buck. In 1999 and 2000, Connelly wrote, "Dale Connelly Reporting," a satirical news show for Minnesota Public Radio that included features like "Antiques Road Show," "Shouting Down School," and features on "Police and Courtroom Portrait Artists," "Low-Speed Internet Access," and "Lutheran Olympics." Some of Connelly's satires appear on the Op-ed pages of the Minneapolis Star Tribune. One of them was the analysis of the State of the Union speech by Oscar Standerfer, an ovation consultant and applause coach. Another was his new set of lyrics for "Gee, Officer Krupke" (originally from "West Side Story").
"Gee Jesse the Body, this candidate thing. "It was a big surprise to see your hat in the ring. "It wasn't the ring that you know most about, "Where you can throw opponents out. "(Ow, they're out!)"
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