I woke up this morning as I have most every morning that I have lived in the US, listening to Carl Kasell’s voice and the morning news. I was sad to hear, about halfway through the hour’s news, that Carl Kasell is actually retiring from the morning news - a post he has held since 1979 when Morning Edition was invented - at the end of this year.
I will miss the scratchy, comforting, and “tell it how it is” voice of Kasell in the morning, but am heartened that he is now devoting all of his energy to his role on Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me. As with the retirements of Walter Cronkite* or Tom Brokaw, I wonder who could possibly fill these shoes.
Kasell was as much a part of my life as the smell of Mom’s tea. I am sure many of you will miss him as well.
* Ok, so I was only 1 when Cronkite retired, but he made a big impression 
