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Hi everyone,

Don't know how I went so long without finding this site, but I'm glad I did. Still working in radio almost 30 years after I started at WTRE in Greensburg in 1971, and ironically, it isn't that far way...with WKBV in Richmond. In the years in between, I wrote and anchored newscasts for places like WASK, WLBC, WBST (before the Indiana Public Radio days), WFIU and several other shops, and worked on-air shifts for WFYI Public Radio for almost six years before coming out here. Spent nearly that amount of time cranking out news and sports summaries for Metro Networks in Indy. This doesn't even count all the years I spent as a stringer for AP, UPI and stations like WIBC and WOWO (during the Group W days).

I also spent time away from broadcasting (1990-96, as Purdue University's first recycling coordinator, a job I learned about while covering the academic side of Purdue in Max Showalter's newsroom at WASK) but somehow managed to gravitate back to the grind.

I'd appreciate hearing from some of the mature members of the business, who haven't forgotten what local radio was really like. I've been trying to relive those days weekday mornings here in Richmond...and although I've lost most of my hair over the years, I haven't completely lost my sanity.

I check out the postings every day now and appreciate the topics and comments. Will be back soon.

Chris Nolte
 
Chris,

Great to hear from you! Glad to see you've returned to the Dark Side. I'm Prod. Dir. here at Schurz Stns. Will be until my job becomes obsolete...which will be a couple years at this rate. I thought you were still at Purdue. Hugs to the family and good to see you back!

gary
 
glmichaels said:
Chris,

Great to hear from you! Glad to see you've returned to the Dark Side. I'm Prod. Dir. here at Schurz Stns. Will be until my job becomes obsolete...which will be a couple years at this rate. I thought you were still at Purdue. Hugs to the family and good to see you back!

gary
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Gary? Can I see you for a few minutes tommorow morning? j/k LOL
 
Chris,

I hope you’re well-settled at “The Voice of Richmond”. I always enjoy a good tail-pulling over on Tingler Road... It’s a nice diversion from the much-bigger radio mess! Competition’s a good thing – even for the “Troy and Evelyn Show” - when are they going to finally give her a seat in that studio? :D

I can think of four pluses related to your new gig... Richmond’s a nice city w/nice folks; Mr. R runs a sane operation [so you can keep your sanity]; your paycheck will ALWAYS clear the bank; and when you ask for a raise, “Big Guy” CAN’T say: “I don’t have the money”!

’Just don’t lock yourself in the bomb shelter... Or make that all-time classic mistake hosting “The Party Line” that Steve S did back in the mid-70s... OH-MY! ‘The stories that came out of that W. Main St. address! ;D PRECIOUS!
 
Chris, I enjoy listening to you in the mornings. I listen to Rick when Brent does the news and when he starts playing that music I turn back to you. ;D
 
Hey Hipporadio, that Evelyn calls in to Dan's show all the time too. She is annoying. That old man that calls in to both shows who is always clearning his throat and talking slow is cantankerous old man isn't he? He keeps telling Dan that he is wrong all the time.
 
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