He certainly has the right to take all the time off he needs but is it really, really too much to have a guest host? Otherwise, I find my own guest host down the dial. Today I stayed tune, slim pickings.
I was pretty young during W.W.II but I don't remember any "best of" from anyone. One reason, it took several hundred pounds of 78's to record a three-hour show. :)
Are you starting to feel a little ripped off?