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Radioboy989

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Just wondering if anybody else experienced anything simialr.

I did mornings at a station for 4 years. I LOVED the job. It was still a time when you could be and were expected to be involved in the community and actually make the job more than "just a show". I was pretty recognizable, wrote for a magazine and newspaper at the same time and really was building my stock with the listeners. Life was good.

Anyway, one day I had finally had enough of the PD. (Long story there but it was like asking Chris Angel to subordinate himself to Doug Henning!). I quit the job, despite the rumor mill stories propogated with the blessing of mangement.

For 11 days...11 HELLISH DAYS...I had absolutely NO VOICE. There was nothing there at all.
The doc said I was in shock and my body and mind were handling the situation by shutting down my vocal chords. Considering what I did for a living, this was one of the scariest things that could happen.


Anybody esle ever have anything like that happen.
 
I remember when they flipped Hot 105 to KISS that I cried. Does that count?
 
I remember the morning they flipped STAR 107.9 to Oldies. I was like a bear with a sore a.. and cussed like a sailor for about two weeks (which is not my normal behavior). What really yanked my chain is they had some syndicated morning crew in there talking like they had been there talking to us central Ohioians just the day before, with no acknowledgement that the station was playing 80s music just minutes before. If I remember correctly I think I even sent some regretfully colorful e-mails to the station as well, not that they had any control over it happening, but at least it let me vent my fusstrations. I guess, they were wise not to answer the phone the next couple of days.

Never knew I was that passionate about radio until that happened.
 
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