John Kerr featured in national AP story
From the Associated Press — 12/28/2007
Seasonal ranger John Kerr poses in front of the wilds Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2007, in Yellowstone National Park, Wyo. Kerr, 69, retired as the public face of Boston public TV station WGBH and is now a park ranger. (AP Photo by Douglas C. Pizac)
More Baby Boomers Head to Mountain West
By MEAD GRUVER (The Associated Press)
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — John Kerr wasn't dreaming of palm trees and balmy winters when he retired from WGBH, the Boston public TV station known for producing such hits as "Antiques Roadshow." His thoughts had gone West.
The 69-year-old put on a green uniform and Smokey Bear hat and became a seasonal ranger in Yellowstone National Park, where snow can fall every month of the year, including July.
"That's why they have wood stoves and furnaces," Kerr said. "Warm weather isn't the issue for me. It's keeping vital and interested and involved."
Demographers say thousands of people like Kerr are heading to the Rocky Mountain West ...