Frank McNamara, Musician

Along with my weather duties, I also get the opportunity to do some interviews for our 9 AM broadcast. On Tuesday, I met a man named Frank McNamara. He's in town promoting a St. Patrick's Day concert that will be taking place at DAR Constitution Hall on the 17th.

I am often pleasantly surprised by some of the people I get to meet. Ted Leonsis, Billy Bob Thornton, Comedian Larry Miller and Frankie Avalon are just a few of the names that I'll drop. Most people know those names, but Frank McNamara was a new name to me.

I try to research the person I'm interviewing and it's often during the research that I began to appreciate the individual's achievements. Frank McNamara was a great guy to meet. He's Irish and has been playing the piano since he was a toddler. It didn't hurt that his parents were into music. Frank has an amazing history in the business, especially in Europe, but he's worked all over the world with many amazing talents. His biography, as impressive as it is, probably doesn't do him justice. He's like Paul Shaffer in Ireland, as he's the musical director for the Irish "Late Late Show". He's worked with everybody, including Roger Daltrey and LeAnn Rimes and is the producer of "The Irish Tenors" and "The American Tenors". I mentioned that Ronan Tynan , the famed Irish Tenor, had been in our studios. In one of those small world stories, Frank told me that he and Ronan Tynan were classmates growing up and that Frank's dad was Ronan's music teacher.

I urge you to watch 9 NEWS NOW at 9 AM on March 14th to see the interview and you can catch Frank and the amazing show of Irish music on March 17th at DAR Constitution Hall.