Wednesday, February 7, 2007

Inside my gig...

Hello, apologies for no blog yesterday. I was very busy. Usually when Dave Smith is out on a live broadcast, I'm in studio running all the commercials and control board. In addition to hosting Sparks After Dark, I also am in charge of the commercial inventory at T102 and WPPA. When an advertiser wants to "buy" commercial time on either station, I have to make sure the commercial is properly placed into our system. That can take a while, depending on if we have the ad or not. Yesterday was one of those busy days.

Back to a topic I previosuly discussed... my weekend. I run my own series of bowling tournaments for teenagers and college kids just about every weekend, and I help run another series. This past weekend, we held one of our bigger events down in Ephrata, Lancaster County. It was held in memory of Justin Valentine, a young man who died last year in a car crash. Justin has bowled in our events for the past few years, and is missed by all. In his remembrance, the Justin Valentine Memorial Scholarship Fund was set up.

There are two other bowlers who participated my events who I've lost in car crashes. It's been tough getting over their losses. This explains why I ask you to "buckle up" at the end of each show and each blog. I've been in a few wrecks myself, and my best friends have had their share. With how much I travel on the weekends, my family and friends are always concerned for my driving safety. Among my closest friends, I'm the one who drives the slowest. Yes, I get busted on for it, but I'd rather hear that than hear a doctor tell me I can't walk or talk anymore.

Be careful out on the roads.

Website of the Day: www.justinvalentine.org

Buckle up.
TS

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