Hi all. I have never visited this forum before but someone gave me a heads up
about the postings so I thought I would set the record straight. The last
post is so old I'm guessing no one will read this, but I thought I'd give it a shot.
First of all please let me assure you that leaving WDJX after 20 years was MY decision.
In fact I had several meetings with management from the new company, their consultants,
Shane Collins our PD and Kelly K, my partner. All were excited about the future. But this
was going to be the 10th company I had worked for in 20 years with new management, new
expectations, new ways of doing things etc... And to be honest I wasn't that gung-ho about
going through all of that again. In addition I lost both my parents last year. My Dad's death was
expected, my Mom's, a month later was a horribly violent accident that no one expected and
caused me and all my siblings to take some stock and examine our lives. And finally...I'm 47 years
old for crying out loud. Flo-Rida just ain't my thing!!!! So I don't know who is saying that "they know
that I was let go because of my salary" or "that he's not really leaving for the church" or whatever, but they're just plain full of crap.
Second... I am indeed leaving to follow what I perceive is a calling to some kind of vocation
withing the Catholic Church. My first 10 years here in Louisville I was quite a jerk, living a life
that I am, to say the least, not proud of. But when you're 36 years old and you almost die
because your colon explodes and your surgeon says he's never seen anyone so young have
this happen to them...well ... God must have been telling me something. And in the last few years
I have been sensing a "call" to serve Him in some way other than the occasional fund raiser or
walkathon.
For the last two years I have been meeting with a group of good men who think they might
be being called to the Catholic Priesthood. It's been a great experience and I want to follow it
more closely. I'm not saying that I AM being called to be a priest, just that I'm trying to figure
that out. The thing I feel most drawn to right now is life as a consecrated religious Franciscan
brother. If you aren't sure what that means...google it!
And finally if I do end up on the radio again it will probably be in some sort of Catholic Broadcasting
organization. Catholic Radio has been growing in recent years with companies like EWTN, Relevant Radio
and Ave Maria radio and so these avenues are worth pursuing too.
To all the friends I've made in this business over the years, I want to say thank you
for being so kind to me. That's one of the things I've come to love about Louisville radio.
Even though we're competitors, we're friends. So a great big thank you to...
Terry Meiners, Coyote, Bobby Jack, Sheila, Jill, Night Train, Tony Cruz, Dwight, Vannetti, Charlie Steele,
Chris Randolph, Matt Ryan, Rocky, both Ramsey's, Gary Clark, John Ashton, Troy, Future Bob and all the great folks at Cox and Clear Channel; not to mention all the great people I've been blessed to work with
at DJX and in our cluster (on air and off)...I will miss you all and miss being your colleague. And if I forgot to mention you, please forgive me...my brain is a little tired right now! Thank you
for 20 great years.
Peter B
