Skip to main content

Welcome to my Parallel Universe

In the past year or so, I have visited and posted in several internet forums, mainly dealing with media in Northeast Ohio. I have had the chance to make contact with several of the other posters off the boards, and for the most part they have been a real inspiration to me. The following is a partial listing of the folks who make my day a little brighter, and sometime give me a few laughs.

Newsnomore: A true pro in every sense of the word. One who has worked in many media outlets, and has received many accolades for his work, but is humble enough to be a friend to those who would only dream of where hard work and desire has taken him. One who has put his family at the top of his list, which makes him a true hero in my book.

Ohio Media Watch/Old Akronite: My inspiration for this blog. He sees all and knows all. His hard work gives us the inquiring minds the media information we want to know. He also gives credit where it's due when one gives him a tip. Hopefully he will get the talk show gig that he so desires, but to do so will take him away from the area, as he personifies the biblical principle that "A prophet is not without honor, save in his own country."

Danny Wright: "Dancin" Danny, the Country music personality of the year, one who enjoys posting about Cleveland, even though he is all the way across the country in Seattle. One who has shown that you should never quit when you are chasing your dreams. He's been up, and down, and over and out, but he knows one thing. Each time he's found himself lying flat on his face, he picks himself up and gets back in the race.(Thank you Frank Sinatra)

Johnny Morgan: A very intelligent individual, who is very passionate about radio, though he is an attorney by trade. Hosts a late night/early morning program on the Sunday Oldies Jukebox. In his spare time, he attempts to save the radio world from the World's Greatest Program Director(tm).

These folks, and others, have provided me with hours of entertainment as I check out the forums. More on that in a later post.

Comments

Anonymous said…
Cliff,

I realize it's new but it's looking good. Here's to growth. Have a great Labor Day Weekend.

Ed Richards-Byers
(Ex 99.5 WGAR - 1220/WGAR)

Popular posts from this blog

Post 800: Time to chat

Hi Guys, It's hard to believe that this is post number 800 for this blog. I started this blog out of my desire to communicate. Since radio and television is becoming more and more automated and less and less personal, I'm glad I made the decision to go in this direction as it has given me many blessings. When I first decided to write my musings, a friend from the radio and television boards who goes by the name of newsnomore, told me not to be discouraged if I didn't get any readers. The fact that I did in the early going made me surprised and grateful that anyone was enjoying what I wrote. I've had people tell me that maybe it wasn't meant for me to ever be in radio, that maybe my calling was blogging. Nowadays I think blogging makes for better two way conversation than terrestrial radio, especially the way I do it, non confrontational. The closest I come from any confrontation is the innocent digs that Pat and I shoot at each other. On an average day I get betwee...

Expand My Territories

Jabez cried out to the God of Israel, "Oh, that you would bless me and enlarge my territory! Let your hand be with me, and keep me from harm so that I will be free from pain." And God granted his request. 1 Chronicles 4:10 NIV The verse above is commonly referred to as the Prayer of Jabez. I was impressed to find my copy of the book written by Bruce Wilkinson and read it again. Some recent happenings prompted me to reflect upon how my territories have been expanded. The Lord has been blessing me and I have really not deserved these blessings. The past several years, I have been sharing my poetry with my friends on Facebook. I also share the poems with others by writing them on index cards. These are usually received with smiles and people telling me that I should write a book. For years, I have been under the belief that poets and composers achieve the greatest fame after they start decomposing.  The last year or so, I have shared my poems with some best selling author...

From a "Battleground State"

I am going to make this one short and sweet. I live in Ohio, in this election season, one of the so called "Battleground states," a state crucial for any candidate presidential hopes. Of course we have had many visits from presidential and vice presidential candidates. Other blogs have dissected both campaigns so I will not. The only questions I have is will the promises made by either of these candidates exclusive to these states be fulfilled, or will they prove only to be hot air?