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Comment by Gina Martell on July 27, 2009 at 8:58pm

I loved Randy's story!! Hahah..I totally relate to that! How many times did you miss a whole stop set?!!

Comment by Deby Cedars on May 22, 2009 at 1:10pm

Randy,
Your resume is inspiring and. your website is good. Ironically there is a buzz on the audio of your video.

Comment by Randy Thomas on May 22, 2009 at 11:57am

Hi All-I just uploaded a new BLOG on the Voice For Hire book website abut Breaking Through. I would love your feedback on this!
www.voiceforhirebook.net

Comment by Randy Savage on May 19, 2009 at 5:25pm

Alright - this one wasn't a dream: I was Asst. Program Director/Afternoons at KKSS in Albuquerque - I remember I did something - which I've since blocked out - that required getting a memo. The PD was getting ready to leave for the day (we shared the same office) and he looks at me and says "Randy - don't forget to write yourself up and sign the memo, then put it in your personnel file." Now THAT'S self-service lol Of course the memo didn't sound half as bad as if the PD himself had written it :)

Comment by Warren Garling on March 14, 2009 at 10:33pm

Yeah, Dave, I think it was elements 1, 2 and 9 for the 3rd Class ticket. I remember taking the test when I was 15 and messing up one of the elements, so I had to re-take the test when I was 16. Got the license and my first radio job that year. Everyone's license had to hang on the wall of the studio. That's when I realized that not everyone was using their real names on the air! I've still got the last one I was issued in a scrapbook somewhere.

Comment by David Atwood on February 26, 2009 at 10:45am

Hey Dave! Where I worked we always called the First Class License the "First Phone". I do still have my 3rd Class Radiotelephone Operator's License with Broadcast Endorsement though. (that's a mouthful) If I remember correctly you had to pass Elements 1 and 9 of the FCC exam to get it. I think it was pretty much memorizing Ohm's Law and answering questions like "If the flashing red light is out on top of a transmitter tower you should [a] contact the FAA [b] take a smoke break [c] ignore it and continue your conversation with the phonejammer on the request line". And still, somehow I passed it!

Comment by Dude Walker on February 26, 2009 at 7:18am

A couple of observations about the studio in the picture above...those turntables were huge! I worked the morning show at a daytime-only station in Maine. The heat was turned down to about 60 overnight, so I had to warm up the turntable by putting them in 78 RPM for a few minutes, otherwise that first record of the day would "wow". That open bottle of soda makes me verrry nervous... Anyone remember the reset button that you hit to sync the wall clock with the top of the hour tone from the network? Sorry, gotta go -- the teletype machine needs a new ribbon!

Comment by Dave Courvoisier on February 25, 2009 at 6:04pm

Anybody still got their (what was it called) Engineer's license to be able to run the transmitter equipment? 1st Tag? Is that what it was? Going back to the late 70's for that one!!!

CourVO

Comment by Christa Swartz on February 25, 2009 at 3:11pm

I started radio on a control board just like the one in your info pic. It must have been out of date for a good 10 years before I got to it, but it made for some humorous moments for sure! I am still working on losing that "radio sound" any tips would be appreciated. Thanks!

Comment by Gina Martell on February 21, 2009 at 5:15pm

as far as the coffee for overnighters..I've done that shift and can tell you that unless i made it..it wasn't there! It's a totally weird shift too..amazing how many people call you at that hour and tell you exactly what they are or were doing!
Moving from Overnights ot Afternoons and eventually Middays because of my kids school hours..I learned to drink coffee all day long! And Diane with your .42 cents in your 401K..hey..I worked for Clear Channel..I gave up! LOL

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