GREETINGS FROM YOUR HOST: Stan Tadrowski

Hi everyone. I’m Stan Tadrowski, your host for THE MAN WHO WOULD BE POLKA KING. People tell me I’m a pretty happy fella. I guess that’s why I’ve been a polka fan since as long as I can remember. See, the toe-tappin’ world of polka music is for people that like to have a good time. And for years, one of the most colorful polka performers had to be Jan Lewan, backed by his fabulous orchestra. Lewan was so popular that he did what very few polka performers can do…he made a living at it. Heck, it was more than a living. He actually built a multi-million dollar Polka Empire!

So, when it all came crashing down, me and a whole lot of people were left scratching our heads, wondering how it all went so wrong. 

Was Lewan an uneducated businessman who got in over his head? Or did he know from the start that he was cheating and stealing from the very fans that made him?

Well that’s what we try to figure out in this wild story about the rise and fall of Pennsylvania’s greatest polka king, Jan Lewan. I hope you’ll join us!

Yours in Polka,

Stan