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Huell and Rabe meet up

huell-rabe.jpgIt wasn't quite like when Jacob Soboroff ran into Huell Howser in that Downtown park. This was pre-arranged, but fun nonetheless. For this weekend's "Off-Ramp" show, KPCC's John Rabe spent the day with KCET's venerable Huel Howser marking the occasion of National Donut Day. "When we explain Off-Ramp to people, they often say, 'Oh, it's like Huell Howser, but on the radio!,'" Rabe blogs.

Photo: Cameron Mitchell / KPCC


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