The State of Things

The Blue Ribbon Healers

WUNC | By Frank Stasio,
Shawn Wen
Published December 7, 2012 at 10:38 AM EST
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The Blue Ribbon Healers

Not long after Rob Pate went to see Cindy Rose perform, they became a couple and musical collaborators. They formed the bandTheBlue Ribbon Healers, and for four years now, they've traveled coast to coast making music together. The Blue Ribbon Healers will join host Frank Stasio in the studio to show off their self-described "swanky tonk" sound.

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Frank Stasio
Longtime NPR correspondent Frank Stasio was named permanent host of The State of Things in June 2006. A native of Buffalo, Frank has been in radio since the age of 19. He began his public radio career at WOI in Ames, Iowa, where he was a magazine show anchor and the station's News Director.
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Shawn Wen
Shawn Wen joined the staff of The State of Things in March 2012 and served as associate producer until February 2014.
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