Never read him before

If this is standard "something or other," there's no need to read him again, either.

Speaking of irrelevance, we had our local NPR station on for its one-hour-a-week presence in our home ("Car Talk"). Pledge week, which meant there was really no point in listening, even for "Car Talk." We were warned by the local dude that NPR is now more than ever important, because of its news broadcasts. The only alternative to NPR is news from corporate broadcasters. Yeah, fella, you wish.