Radio Show Restlessness

I am exhausted, but it is a happy exhausted.

Sleep has not come easy this week. Changes in vocational opportunities and the excitement of preparing for my first “solo” radio show.

I had been on the Jeff Crouere show Friday morning for about an hour to help get a better feel for the studio and how things work. It was much needed training.

My guide, board operator, producer in the studio who cues commercials and keeps me on track is Emmanuel Pepis. Thanks, man.

SO, in my invariable planning, I was going to take a few minutes to polish my material and topics Friday night. I did not leave myself enough time because I attended a banquet that ran over time.

SO, at midnight Friday, I am trying to review material and cram for the exam.

I am trying to imagine the first words out of my mouth when the mike goes live. Hoping it would not be something unforgettable like “DUH!”

I like to sleep in until 9 or 10 Saturday mornings. This will not be possible for the foreseeable future. I need to be t the studio for 6:30 to pre for a 7 am show. That means getting up at 5:30. That SHOULD mean getting to bed around ten. No way!

SO, I went to bed with my mind racing and doubts creeping like shadows across the lawn at end of day.

I finally passed out around 3, then got up at 5:30.

I will continue the first day broadcast diary tomorrow.

Just remember this, the best call of the day was the one that did not make it on the air.

By the way, you can hear podcast on www.wgso.com.