Once upon a time, 30 years ago....
Is it unusual to know what you want to do for a living at such a young age? Because I was about 13 years old. I was obsessed with a radio station called “Hot 95.9, WNPQ.” I knew the names of all the radio personalities and when they worked. I occasionally would call in to the request line to request songs. One DJ put me on the air requesting “Baby, Don’t Treat Me Bad” by Firehouse. The morning show host was “The Big Daddy” Mike Adams, and I would call in to play games and win prizes. I was the proud owner of a Nelson cassette tape and a Vanilla Ice cassette tape because I won the “5 In 10” game. A few years later, the owner of the station decided to “flip” the format and one day I turned on the station and it was playing a Carly Simon song. I was heartbroken. I kept periodically tuning into the station hoping it was all just a cruel joke, but sadly, it was gone forever. Little did I know that I experie...