30 Day Blog Challenge: Birth Of The Radioman!
This is my post for Day 3 of the 30 Day Blog Challenge and is the first in a series of posts titled Stepping Out And Moving On.
I am starting out this blog challenge by sharing the journey of my radio career and why I am switching to producing podcasts.
In the last post I mentioned the public access station, and that's where it all began. I got the whole inspiration to do this show based on 2 shows, True Story and the Shock Jock Hair Rock Show.
I listened to those shows and after hearing the spots saying that I could host my own show, I joined the organization and took the 6 week radio class and in June 2005 I started my first show. My spot was on Thursday's from 2-3 right before True Story.
I know I was pretty bad at first, but what made that time so special was the group over at Shaun Groves message boards on his old site. When Thursday's would come, I would go to the boards and there was a great community there with Nancy, (The Host of True Story), Cristy, Thomas, Kristen.
We would get together and chat about the shows, and also would support each other. One highlight of those days was the year we surprised Nancy on her birthday with flowers sent to her home. Another highlight was when I promoted a Shaun Groves concert at my church. Nancy was there as my helper and Thomas came all the way from Wisconsin. That was also the first time I met Brody Harper. It was on those message boards where I got my title as "Radioman!"
Tomorrow's post is all about the accomplishments.
Why I got into radio
This is my post for Day 2 of the 30 Day Blog Challenge and is the first in a series of posts titled Stepping Out And Moving On.
Stepping Out And Moving On: Why I Got Into Radio
It started in 6th grade. We went on a field trip to the University Of Maryland and we toured the TV and radio stations on campus, and I actually got to do some hands on radio voice work and production, well, as much as a 6th grader can before the modern age of computers. I was so awe struck by the equipment that I knew that I wanted to be in Radio.
After missing out on my first chance to learn radio in the Navy after High School, it was in 2005 when I got my chance to make my radio dream a reality. The local public access station has a free form radio station, where pretty much every show is different. I am a long time fan of rock music, especially Christian rock. At the time the only way I could find my favorite music was through an online station, and I knew that I could program a show. I knew that I had a pretty good ear and could tell which songs could be hits.
The series will continue tomorrow with a post titled Birth Of The Radioman!
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Compassion 365 Interview Today with Brad Ruggles
Yesterday I had the opportunity to interview Brad Ruggles for the Compassion 365 podcast I do on Wednesday’s. I had first met Brad online when I was covering the 40 Day Fast a couple of years ago.
When I first started reading and getting into the blogging thing, Brad’s blog was among the first I started reading. His posts cover a wide variety of topics including the Church, Family, and Authenticity. Brad was recently on a Compassion Blogger’s trip to Kenya and he shared some amazing stories from his trip.
So could you do me a favor? Actually 2 favors. First, go HERE and listen to today’s podcast interview with Brad, and while you’re listening, go on over to Brad’s blog and you can see why I like his blog so much, you can even read the series of posts about the Kenya trip. While you’re there, leave him a comment saying you heard him on Cross Driven Radio and Compassion 365.
This Week On Cross Driven Radio: Melissa from Superchick!
This week on Cross Driven Radio, we chat with members of Superchick about Reinvention, their upcoming CD and their recent trip to Uganda with Compassion International. Since 2004, over 2000 children have been sponsored through the bands partnership with Compassion.
