When Country music legend Merle Haggard passed away earlier this year, The Bakersfield Californian was one of the first media outlets to report it, but we were also uniquely positioned to add an important layer of context to the news with a live segment on bakersfield.com and our radio partner NEWSTALK 1180 AM KERN, which interrupted its regular scheduled programming for a live update. With radio host Scott Cox leading the way, we were able to get The Californian's Bob Price, who has written extensively on the history of the Bakersfield Sound, along with lifestyles editor Jennifer Self to discuss the importance of Haggard to Country music, but also to Bakersfield.
Here's the segment:
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