ST. PAUL - The first person to say that Barb Abney has a great job is - Barb Abney. Who is Barb Abney you ask? Barb is a host on 89.3 'The Current', from 10am-2pm each week day.
A native of Ohio, Barb came to the Twins Cities to work at 'The Current', and found much more than a career. Broadcasting out of a state-of-the-art studio in MPR's beautiful broadcast center, Abney freely admits she looks forward to going to work every day.
Besides getting an opportunity to play music you won't find on the Top-40 charts, Abney also gets an opportunity to select about 75% of the music she plays on-air. Still, Barb says she looks forward to requests from listeners, because she says, "sometimes the stuff they pick is a lot better than what I was planning to play."
Arguably the best thing about Barb Abney is her on-air persona. A self-professed "nerd", Abney lets her listeners in and makes them feel at home. Much like we tried to do when we had the opportunity to ask Barb '11 Questions'.
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