Shad says goodbye: 'It's been an absolute honour and a pleasure'
Transcript of the opening message from Shad, on his final day with q.
So as you probably heard, I won't be back with this show going forward. But I did want to pop in and say goodbye and thank you for listening to the show. It's been an absolute honour and a pleasure serving as your host here.
Just a tremendous experience, as you can imagine it would be talking to all the fascinating people who come through this studio.
My friend Tom Power is gonna be tremendous in the chair later this fall, and q will continue to be your music, performance, arts, and culture show. I'm happy about all of that as well.
Now in addition to thanking all of you, we at q also want to share some special conversations we taped earlier this summer.
One of those chats is with up-and-comer Blood Orange. He's one of the most critically-acclaimed, politically-inspired acts in all of pop music today.
We also have John Carlos on the show. Along with fellow American runner Tommie Smith, John Carlos stood on the podium at the 1968 Olympics with no shoes and a fist-raised during the playing of the U.S. national anthem. It was an iconic moment in Olympic history and one with special resonance right now. You'll hear from him about protest in sports today.
And finally, an artist whose name truly stands on its own: Dolly Parton.
Plus, here is a special message Shad posted on Facebook following yesterday's announcement.
And an overwhelmingly warm and wonderful thread on our Facebook page.