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August 7, 2023
10 Questions with ... Shannyn Caldwell1. How in the world did you even get into radio?
I was on a High School Quiz Bowl team (nerd alert). The competing H.S. had a teammate who was a DJ at our little hometown radio station (WJNR in Iron Mountain, MI). He told me the station needed a weekend overnight DJ and that if I could talk on the Mic and speak clearly in a studio, like in the Quiz Bowl that he would introduce me to his boss, John Kohler. John (who's still managing the station) gave me my first shot. He taught me to run a board and told me never to talk like a DJ.
2. What's one thing you wish you had known about radio when you first started?
That getting hiccups on the air was not going to be the problem I anticipated.
3. How has God pulled you out of your comfort zone?
What's a comfort zone? God introduces me to people who are far wiser and more talented than me often. That inspires me. He sharpens me daily.
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July 31, 2023
10 Questions with ... Ty McFarland1. How in the world did you even get into radio? In between my sophomore and junior years in high school, I went up into a church sound booth and with a mic and a fancy dual cassette deck, I made a little demo tape that I mailed to the incoming manager of KTSY, Mike ...
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July 24, 2023
10 Questions with ... John Nolan1. How in the world did you even get into radio? I was about ten years old sitting around the breakfast table. My mom always had the radio playing. I fell in love with the music, the entertainment of the announcers and knew this was something I had to do when I grew ...
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July 17, 2023
10 Questions with ... Billy Peterson1. How in the world did you even get into radio? I always had a passion for broadcasting, and in college, that brought me to several radio internships where my love for radio took off. I got my foot in the door by taking on a volunteer role at The Q 99-7 upon ...
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July 10, 2023
10 Questions with ... Dave Margalotti1. How in the world did you even get into radio? I fell in love with radio as a kid in the 70's after getting one of those portable transistor AM radios. I used to take that thing every place I went and at night when I was supposed to be sleeping, I would have it on the ...
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June 26, 2023
10 Questions with ... Alex Taylor1. How in the world did you even get into radio? Like many people in the industy I did some radio in college. But it wasn't until I was working as a promotions assistant at SPIRIT 105.3 in Seattle when I met PD Matt Stockman, who gave me a chance. He'd take time out of ...
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June 19, 2023
10 Questions with ... Kristen James1. How in the world did you even get into radio? While I was studying broadcast journalism at Rutgers, I needed to do an internship. My mom's friend kept telling me about a Christian radio station, Star 99.1, and how I should apply to intern there – she would ...
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June 12, 2023
10 Questions with ... David Leonard1. Share a little bit about that new song/album of yours. My new record Plans has been in the works for the last year. It is a collection of songs I've gathered over the last few years. A lot of it has to do with my own struggles of doubt and leaning into the truth that ...
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June 5, 2023
10 Questions with ... Bethanie Shepherd1. How in the world did you even get into radio? I had the tremendous opportunity to attend College of the Ozarks in Point Lookout Missouri, a work study college in which every student has an on campus workstation. In order to avoid working at the school cafeteria all ...
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May 30, 2023
10 Questions with ... Summer Shepherd1. How in the world did you even get into radio? Accidentally. Wait, that's not fair. Suffice it to say that it wasn't in MY plans. I was an actor, a storyteller, and a missionary. I was studying at Moody Bible Institute and needed a job. There was an admin position ...