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More on Mascots

Connecticut Public Radio | By Colin McEnroe,
Chion Wolf, Betsy Kaplan, Patrick Skahill
Published September 20, 2013 at 12:42 PM EDT
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We first got interested in the people inside sports team mascots back in 2010 but that was before we knew about Kelly Frank. 

Kelly Frank has done time inside several major league mascot costumes and she's a very funny human being with a lot of stories to tell about the abuse heaped on mascots-- as you're about to discover. 

Raymond, the mascot for the Tampa Bay Rays

I would never think of abusing a mascot because so many of them scare me with their big heads, eerily unchanging expressions,  and deranged eyes. 

Anyway, we combined a brand new Kelly Frank interview with our 2010 Mascotology show to give you this episode to help you get ready for the baseball playoffs and possibly also fuel your nightmares.

Leave your comments below, email us at colin@wnpr.org, or tweet us @wnprcolin
Colin McEnroe
Colin McEnroe is a radio host, newspaper columnist, magazine writer, author, playwright, lecturer, moderator, college instructor and occasional singer. Colin can be reached at colin@ctpublic.org.
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Chion Wolf
Chion Wolf is the host of Audacious with Chion Wolf on Connecticut Public, spotlighting the stories of people whose experiences, professions, or conditions defy convention or are often misunderstood.
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Betsy Kaplan
Betsy started as an intern at WNPR in 2011 after earning a Master's Degree in American and Museum Studies from Trinity College. She served as the Senior Producer for 'The Colin McEnroe Show' for several years before stepping down in 2021 and returning to her previous career as a registered nurse. She still produces shows with Colin and the team when her schedule allows.
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Patrick Skahill
Patrick Skahill is the assistant director of news and talk shows at Connecticut Public. He was the founding producer of Connecticut Public Radio's The Colin McEnroe Show and a science and environment reporter for more than eight years.
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