On this "text topic Tuesday..." a couple things of note. Need some calming in your day? Our internet manager, Scott, from Satelliteguys has not one but TWO calming 'cams up and running to show-off their young puppies! Visit this link and enjoy a bit of calm and cute in your day. And, your local station was one of the topics in a podcast for radio engineers and radio geeks who love electronics. We're mentioned beginning after the live commercial around […]
It's no secret to our listeners that the last week or so has been "technologically challenging" at our studios and at Lowell's "Broadcast Hill." It has tried my patience more than you can know, even though I've shared some of the frustrations with you during the J and J Midday Show. First it was Spectrum's poorly-deployed/poorly designed system that needs a SECOND box attached to our cable modem to provide our now nearly 19 year old static IP address. It […]
This made the national news scene ove the weekend. God FORBID you should (be asked to) show up to work on time. We can't ask that of any employee thse days. No, "fashionably late" is just fine... (insert buzzer here.) This is a NON WORK ethic, and I hope this young lady has just ruined her whole working career. Love the (nearly, fake) tears like she's being abused telling us about this. It's not about "workers' rights" it's about being […]
It's Sunday afternoon. I'm dogsitting for Isabelle's sister, Jasmine. Last week was an AWFUL week for any technology so I'm avoiding it religiously today, except for typing on my personal laptop, the one WITHOUT any WION emails or work-related tasks. It's a rest-the-brain and no-radio kind of day. So, just for fun, I "Googled" WION Radio. got some neat results. Some I knew were out there, some not. This is just SOME of what came up this afternoon. How COOL […]
Our carrier for streaming, "Live 365" recently changed how we see what are called the "analytics" of our (online) listenrship. Justin and I always LOVED reading off the towns, followed by the state or, sometimes the COUNTRY in which people listen. It lets us be more "personal" with you, our friends and listeners. With a recent update on their user platform, we can no longer see this info. Now we have to go to a map, manually zoom with a […]
WHAT A B-E-A-UTIFUL WEEK WE'RE HAVING HERE IN CENTRAL WEST MICHIGAN! CELEBRATING SUCH I JUST COULDN'T HELP BUT SHARE A FEW PICTURES OF LAST NIGHTS ADVENTURES. FROM A SPITROAST PORKLOIN TO AN INCREDIBLE SUNSET IT WAS A LOVELY (AND DELICIOUS) DINNER! STAY TUNED AS I SHARE MORE FIRESIDE MEALS AND VARIOUS PICTURES FROM MY LIFE OUTSIDE THE STUDIO.
Today's trivia question was in "riddle" form....kind-of. I HAVE TRAVELLED THROUGH MANY EMPIRES AND THROUGH MANY MORE YEARS DESPITE MY ORIGIN I HAVE BEEN AFRICAN, MEDITERANIAN, FRENCH, AND EVEN BRITISH I HAVE SPENT MOST OF MY EXISTENCE HIDDEN AWAY INCLUDING TWO YEARS IN A SUBWAY TUBE MUCH OF THE ANCIENT WORLD WOULD STILL BE A MYSTERY WITHOUT MY EMERGENCE The answer was, "The Rosetta Stone"...and our winner was Angi, listening at Young Automotive in Ionia! Congratulations, Angi!!
Good Morning, Folks. I came into the studio today to find streaming down, Lowell down, and no internet. I'm posting this backup via Starlink, which allows me to stream but will not carry our Lowell audio. It appears the "new" system they have where their "latest and greatest" modem won't support our static IP address (meaning we need a second SPECTRUM box to do that) has failed. The modem is fine, but THEIR secondary box is not working. This means […]
What's in Jim's pocket? Clues on Monday were: Eyes, ears, nose, throat (or 1/4 of that anyway) Can be held in Jim's hand. Dimensions around: 4.5 x 1.5 x 2.5" Belair 1960's "less personal" than sunglasses which was guessed on Tuesday morning. HERE'S WHAT WAS IN JIM'S POCKET! A "BELAIR" (BRAND) RADIO Guess the right answer Tuesday morning, and win a parking pass good for repeated visits the rest of the week to the Ionia Freefair. You can […]
