Minds Eye’s listeners come from all different walks of life, representing people of all professions, faiths, and races and sometimes everyone wants to have a little bit of fun. That’s why, each Tuesday at 2:00 p.m., Minds Eye’s listeners can tune into the National Enquirer to get all of the celebrity gossip and dirt of the day.

Volunteer Joyce Wilhelm has been reading the show weekly since 2005. She’s grown so attached to it that she even packs up her computer and a copy of the magazine and sends in her shows via the internet when she’s on vacation.

Listening to the magazine actually serves a purpose for Minds Eye’s listeners. By listening to the show, listeners get a chance to hear about pop culture and things that are going on in the world we live in. And while it might not carry the weight of importance that typical news does, it’s what people are talking about. A listener might find out about the legal problems of a starlet and have a chance to share her opinion when talking to her grandchildren. Or perhaps the scandalous death of a silver screen legend catches another listener’s ear and he’s able to fill his friends in at bridge.

Even if they can’t admit to their friends that they read it, listeners can’t deny that, “enquiring minds
want to know.”

Listener Lowdown

Marion Warack hasn’t let age or macular degeneration slow her down. At 87, she still makes time to get out to the casino, go out to lunch with the Red Hat Ladies, and even make three dimensional plaques out of seashells.

Marion was born in Wisconsin, but joined the Coast Guard and left the north in her assignment as a yeoman. She later became an occupational therapist and moved to St. Louis with friends. She only intended to stay for one year, but found a job with City Hospital and then Barnes Jewish Hospital working with patients in the psychiatric ward. She was later promoted to administrator of the department.

At the age of 44, Marion met her husband, John, in a bowling league. He was a freelance journalist and retired Army Lieutenant Colonel. He was such a football fan that Marion had to be sure that no games were scheduled the day of the wedding. They travelled often, going on thirteen cruises in their 27 years of marriage.

After John passed in 1995, Marion moved from their home in the Bellefontaine area to a Catholic retirement community. She began listening to Minds Eye shortly after she became legally blind in 2003.

Marion’s favorite part of Minds Eye’s schedule is listening to Bill McClellan’s column during the daily newspaper hour. She also likes to listen to the Lighter Side, a humor program, so that she can share funny stories with her dining partners.

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