A Trip Down Memory Lane

Another gloomy and rainy weekend is here...the sun hasn't shine for days and it's still cold outside. But, it's a perfect backdrop while listening to music. I always get some kind of high when the radio is on. Yahoo launchcast is also a wonderful treat to the auditory senses and you can either customize your own radio station or plug it in through your YM. Ah, the wonders of hitech!

Thinking back, I've always been a fan of radio. Moreso, during high school. It was the time when phone requests to radio DJs was the trend here. Our former high school teachers would really get mad at us when we request songs for them. It was fun to see their reactions, really!

Fasttrack to the college years...radio became a source of freebies. Food stubs to be exact. Every week, lovenotes-on-the-air! We'd have our voice recorded while reading the lovenotes. Then, we get free food stubs after.

Yes, I eventually had a chance to do real radio work. From just recording lovenotes, I did news, be a DJ and all sorts of production work, even dabbled on TV. I've met all types of personalities, listened to a great deal of songs, played songs on-the-air, read listeners' requests and everything else that involved radio. It was an unforgettable learning experience.

Sadly, the local radio biz is in a rut today. Unpaid workers. Unfair labor practices. Management problems. Some radio stations here have pulled the plug and have ceased operating.

Today, Life goes on and the music still plays...