Richard Higgs
Co-host of Folk SaladRichard Higgs moved to Tulsa from Kansas in January, 1980. He first set foot in Public Radio Tulsa's studios in 1996, as a guest on Studio Tulsa, to promote his book about working the American wheat harvest, "Bringing In The Sheaves". He's a passionate devotee of Oklahoma music, past and present.
Higgs and co-host Scott Aycock proposed "Folk Salad" to KWGS in September, 1999, so that they could finally hear music they loved on the radio --and give Oklahoma musicians a place on their own airwaves. Higgs has had many jobs, including longhaul trucker, oilfield worker, migrant farmworker, author, journalist, and, for the last twelve years, Public Radio Disc Jockey.
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Each year, NPR Music hosts its Tiny Desk Contest where the winning artist gets the opportunity to play their own Tiny Desk concert at NPR headquarters and go on tour. Here are our favorite Tulsa and Tulsa-area entrants.
