Michael Silverblatt, the host of KCRW's author interview program Bookworm, is the real thing -- an authentic, genuinely interested interviewer who actually reads the books his guests have written.
Less concerned with wooing an audience than in communing with the author, Silverblatt aims for connection, not ratings.
His passion for literature can at times turn his program into an esoteric personal adventure, one which his listeners might at times have difficulty following. But this happens far too rarely on public radio, or in public media of any form, these days. Perhaps you disagree?