Bluegrass piece on DC local news

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Doug McElway, WJLA - Washington, DCDoug McElway is a popular television news anchor on WJLA, the ABC affiliate station in Washington, DC. He is also an accomplished bluegrass banjo player, a dedicated husband and father – and a daily reader of Bluegrass Today.

This past Tuesday (2/27), WJLA ran a precious piece Doug put together about his youngest son Alexander’s efforts to follow in his father’s footsteps – not in journalism, but in bluegrass music.

Doug agreed to let us publish the clip on Bluegrass Today, and I think a lot of folks will get a kick out of watching it. We may be seeing the debut of a future bluegrass prodigy!

It’s a large file, so if you are on a slow connection, you might want to click play and then pause to let it load before trying to watch.

About the Author

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John Lawless

John had served as primary author and editor for The Bluegrass Blog from its launch in 2004 until being folded into Bluegrass Today in September of 2011. He continues in that capacity here, managing a strong team of columnists and correspondents.

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