[78-L] Western swing festival on now! (Pronunciation of names)

[Dave at Audio Tech Transfer]

I recently began putting together and broadcasting two two-hour weekly shows 
on the local college radio station, KNWT, Cody, Wyoming.  One of those 
shows, airing at 10AM - Noon Saturdays, is "Dave's Old Time Radio" featuring 
music from the era of 78s.

I'm comfortable doing the voice overs and I'm careful not to interject 
vocalized pauses such as "like", "ya-know", "umm" etc....  However, I worry 
about my pronunciation of artist's names.  The example you cite below, "Leo 
Soileau" would have me flummoxed.  Any tips or suggestions on researching 
proper pronunciation of names?

Best regards,
Dave Rose
aka Cactus Cowboy

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> Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2011 08:23:36 -0700
> From: Cary Ginell <soundthink at live.com>
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Western swing festival on now!
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> Cajun pioneer Leo Soileau's last name was just pronounced "so-LAY" instead 
> of "swa-LOW," as it should be pronounced, one of many mangled 
> pronunciations on WKCR's western swing broadcast today.
>
> Cary Ginell
>