{"id":7803,"date":"2020-02-13T14:09:37","date_gmt":"2020-02-13T19:09:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfgxfm\/?p=7803"},"modified":"2020-02-13T15:56:43","modified_gmt":"2020-02-13T20:56:43","slug":"its-world-radio-day-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfgxfm\/blogs\/afternoons\/2020\/02\/its-world-radio-day-2\/","title":{"rendered":"It’s World Radio Day!"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s World Radio Day!\u00a0 Can you imagine life without it?\u00a0 Because I can’t.<\/p>\n

I’ve been listening to the radio since I was little.\u00a0 I would listen to the little boom box in my bedroom as often as I could.\u00a0 \u00a0Do you remember waiting to hear your favourite song?\u00a0 Waiting for the new music to be heard for the first time.\u00a0 The excitement.\u00a0 Taping songs.\u00a0 \u00a0I remember listening to the New Year countdown on some big Toronto radio station (we grew up in Streetsville) and writing down the songs as they played.\u00a0 Music was EVERYTHING.\u00a0 It still is.<\/p>\n

I still can’t believe that THIS<\/em> is my job.\u00a0 I get to play music, and chat with people every single day.\u00a0 I have done some really cool things and met some pretty incredible people along the way.\u00a0 Some of my best friends I met because of this job.<\/p>\n

I have been in this business since graduating from Lambton College nearly thirty years ago.\u00a0 The shyest girl in school.\u00a0 So nervous in front and around other people.\u00a0 And I decided to go into radio for a living. No idea why.\u00a0 I just felt drawn to it.\u00a0 A love of music.\u00a0 A love of the artists who create the music.\u00a0 Wanting to be a part of it somehow.<\/p>\n

I started as Felix the Fox.<\/p>\n

I dressed up in that big, bulky, smelly costume for almost two years.\u00a0 That was my foot in the door so to speak.\u00a0 It started me down this pretty incredible career path.<\/div>\n

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It was the love of music that got me into this.\u00a0 Especially this group.<\/p>\n

I have yet to meet these guys – (Duran Duran) but playing them now as part of my JOB is pretty incredible.\u00a0 A dream come true in so many ways.\u00a0 And throwing it out to the universe, anytime you want to bring us together – I’m always available! (smile)<\/div>\n

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Even though I have not had the chance to meet the band I grew up with, I have met some pretty cool people.\u00a0 Garth Brooks and Keith Urban two of my favourites.<\/div>\n
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I’ve met Sam Reid of Glass Tiger and nearly fainted.\u00a0 I listened to them endlessly growing up.\u00a0 I was starstruck meeting him.<\/div>\n
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I even got to meet Hootie.\u00a0 When he went country.\u00a0 My phone was on video mode.\u00a0 We stood there for what felt like 10 minutes waiting to take a picture.\u00a0 He was so nice!<\/div>\n
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I’ve taken a ride in a race stunt car, I’ve had the chance to fly the skies in a show plane – zero gravity turns and twists.\u00a0 \u00a0That’s not for the faint of heart.\u00a0 Ken Fowler was the pilot and said I never stopped laughing.\u00a0 I laugh when I’m nervous.<\/p>\n

I’ve done so many broadcasts, and had the chance to learn new things – golf, scrap-booking, quilting.<\/p>\n

I’ve stood on stage in front of thousands, knees shaking, palms sweaty, to introduce artists at shows, excited and terrified at the same time.<\/p>\n

I am so lucky that I get to do what I do every single day and I am so thankful that you are sharing in this ride with me. Music matters.\u00a0 It’s powerful.\u00a0 It tells our story.\u00a0 What we listen to becomes a part of our life story and I love being part of that.\u00a0 Working with the music in the biggest way.<\/p>\n

We all love what we do.\u00a0 And we all came to work in radio for a different reason.\u00a0 I’m super proud of what I do and what I’ve done.\u00a0 And we for sure have the best listeners on the planet that make this job worth while!\u00a0 We appreciate you!\u00a0 And love that you make this possible – because without you – we wouldn’t have this incredible job!<\/div>\n
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