There are many signs that the U.S. economy is still faltering. I learned that up close and personal in April when I lost my full-time job as a news anchor and reporter at WOC Radio. “It’s not about performance, it’s about money,” is the way the general manager put it. According to industry sources, the [...]
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It’s not about performance, it’s about money
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Clear Channel layoffs, Clear Channel. jobless, economy, unemployed, WOC Radio on October 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Guest blog: Good-bye to the Youngster
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Brian Allen, Dic Youngs, Jeff Stein, KIOA, radio legend on October 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Note from Phil Roberts: Following is a guest blog written by my friend, Brian Allen of KSFY-TV, Sioux Falls. He writes recently of the death of Dic Youngs, “the Youngster,” a Des Moines rock radio legend. Although I didn’t know Dic, I feel like I knew him because I listened to him when I could [...]
Bentonsport, Iowa, B&B offers ghostly fun
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Bentonsport, Chris Moon, Chuck Hanson, ghosts, haunted B&B, Iowa, Joy Hanson, Mason House Inn, spirits on October 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Sherry was lying in the bed on her side when she felt a hand on her hip. When she turned to look, no one was there, and I was across the room. Shortly before 11 p.m. that night, we were awakened by a tapping on our headboard. We know no one was in the room [...]
Incivility, Letterman and youth hockey
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged bad behavior, David Letterman, Dorothy Letterman, incivility, Internet, Kanye West, President Obama, QC Jr. Flames, Rep. Joe Wilson, Serena Williams, St. Louis Jr. Blues, Taylor Swift, youth hockey, youtube.com on October 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I recently sounded off on my Facebook (social networking) page about bigshots behaving badly and their thinking that a quick apology — even if it’s sincere — fixes everything. There have been lots of well-known offenders lately, all living proof of the incivility that exists these days. Some examples? There was Cong. Joe Wilson, who [...]
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