WION'S " MORNING SHOW NOTES"
(AND OUR MANAGER'S GENERAL THOUGHTS FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION)
September first marks another anniversary for WION! It will be 4 years
since Jim Aaron and "yours truly" flipped the "on' button (on our
then old tube transmitter) and brought your county's radio station back
to life! I remember that morning. I was scared to death! I'm not sure
about Jim Aaron, but I'll bet it was the same for him. We always wanted our own
station, since working together in Angola, Indiana with Garry Osborn, now our
afternoon announcer and part of our team.
In 4 years, we've built many great friendships in the area. Many with
individuals, many with businesses, certainly many more yet to come. But, the
bottom line is, in this day of media competition, radio consolidation,
"cookie cutter" formatted stations owned by HUGE corporations, we're
NOT one of those. We're locally owned. We make our own decisions. We wanted to
bring back what we remember as "full service" radio. That means you
get some news, some sports, lots of great music, and many times, local voices
on our shows and on WION. It's not uncommon for our Chamber Director, Tina; our
DDA director Sara, our Sheriff Dwayne Dennis, City Manager Jason Eppler, City
Clerk Lynn Lafler; or others to drop-by the studios, call, or e-mail to be a
part of our programming. WION is real, local people enjoying what we do in an
exceptional small town that should be proud of what it offers both its
residents, and its visitors. And, when I say "small town", we can
actually extend that to all the towns we service in our area.
I won't say it was easy bringing back WION from its "off the air" status of 2003-2004. I won't say there weren't times that I wondered if we had in the past made the right decision. I will, however now honestly tell you, I wouldn't trade the last 4 years, nor the ones to come...for anything. Jim and I enjoy our jobs. We enjoy our station, and the people who listen, e-mail, call, and meet us at events. Radio IS people. Radio IS communication. Radio IS meant to be company to you.
Whether you tune-in for Jim Aaron's
music, the morning show, Garry Osborn's "On the Go with G.O." in the
afternoon, our features like the Twilight Zone, Retro Stars, the 90's show,
Renfro Valley, Dave Graveline's Into Tomorrow, Little Known Facts, (The soon to
be with us) CNN radio network news, or ANY part of WION, from me, Jim
Carlyle....and...from Jim Aaron your WION Music Director and co-owner, THANK YOU
for your loyalty...the past 4 years.....and....for many yet to come. We look
forward to our 4th anniversary being fun...and we hope to see you as we
celebrate at Bertha Brock Park during Ionia County's Fall fest 2008. For details
on that great event, contact Nicole Frost, Bertha Brock Park Manager at
522-PARK, or....just stay tuned..to Ionia's very own...WION.....I-1430.
-Jim Carlyle, Morning Host and
Manager, WION
OUR WAKE UP CALL QUESTION ON THE MORNING SHOW"
(e-mail answers to "morning@i1430.com
or call during the show!)
COLLEGE
STUDENTS CAN DO THIS FOR ABOUT 17 MINUTES; ELEMENTARY STUDENTS CAN DO IT FOR
AROUND 9 MINUTES. "ADULTS" USUALLY CAN DO IT LESS THAN EITHER. WHAT IS
IT THEY DO? UP FOR GRABS: A $20 GIFT CERTIFICATE TO SIDS
FLOWERS; A WION COFFEE MUG, A GIFT CERTIFICATE TO KRAZY ACRES ON M-21, AND...A
VEHICLE PASS TO IONIA COUNTY'S BEAUTIFUL BERTHA BROCK PARK!
OUR LATEST CAPTIONING CONTEST STARRING
PHIL CLOUD
AND A PASTRY--ONE OF MANY, BROUGHT TO THE SHOW ON 8/15
S
OUR
WINNING CAPTION:
(GORDON BERNSTEIN WINS A WION COFFEE MUG WITH THIS):
"Ladies,
I'm serious...I can lick all the filling out of this without biting it!"
LOOK
AT THIS ONE, SUBMITTED THURSDAY:
Phil's recipe for corn, provided by friends of WION: