Jim Carlyle's Radio World

EVERYTHING-ELSE RADIO

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THIS PAGE CONTAINS "STUFF" THAT DOESN'T SEEM TO FIT IN ANY PARTICULAR PLACE OR CATEGORY.   JUST A "FUN" PAGE AT WHICH TO 'HANG OUT", READ RADIO PHILOSOPHY, SHARE MEMORIES OF FUN EVENTS, AND GENERALLY ENJOY WHAT RADIO HAS OFFERED ME AND SOME GREAT LISTENERS!   PROOF POSITIVE (I HOPE) THAT RADIO WAS MEANT TO BE FUN!   CHECK BACK SOON, THIS PAGE IS LIKELY TO CHANGE AS MY WEBSITE "GROWS UP" (SINCE I NEVER WILL.....)

          
THE BIG HOTDOG ARRIVES FOR THE MORNING SHOW              INSIDE  A ROLLING HOTDOG..........

                     

I WANTED TO TEST DRIVE THE WIENERMOBILE....          SO, I DRIVE MY JEEP INSTEAD
(THEY WOULDN'T LET ME...) BUT YOU CAN..                     (IT DOES BETTER IN "SAND" THAN
CLICK HERE FOR THE OFFICIAL SITE!                                IT DOES AS A "SAND-WICH")

One of my favorite things was the visit of the "Wienermobile" to WLKI, and the fullfilment of one of my career goals..to broadcast "live" from the large hotdog in motion.  We rounded the square in Angola (twice) as I covered it live on WLKI. And while I never got to DRIVE the big hotdog, I DID get to ride in it through Angola!   They DID trust me, however to pose behind the wheel (after they took the keys away!)

Everyone has a "philosophy" related to their career.
The following writing  sums-up radio for me. 
(written late 1990's while working on-the-air.)

THOSE WERE THE DAYS!

When A listener called  to hear a song, and we PLAYED IT without worry of:
format, music scheduling, or categories.

When we talked on the air about things in our community.

When spontaneous conversation was considered entertainment on the air.

When listeners were a PART of what we do, not a target audience.

When good radio was judged by the audience, not by us, radio people
..and showed in their positive reaction to our existence in their community.

When trivia was fun and a great reason for listeners to participate on the air.

When we did SHOWS not SHIFTS.

When radio was who we ARE, not what we DO.

When worrying about our competition was as simple as doing the best WE can do in our own studios and not watching the station and format across the street or on satellite.

When radio was a career not a job, and offered personal rewards greater than our paychecks.

CAN IT STILL BE THIS WAY?
YES-
But only if WE make the difference.
Dont just read this, digest it...and MAKE THAT DIFFERENCE. WE are the teachers of future radio and media people. WE are the people our community turns to for information, a smile, and companionship. Dont let them down.

-Carlyle

By the way, this IS the way it is for me now, as owner of WION Radio, Ionia