well i got the broadcasting bug at the age of 13/14 I think in part it was therapy after losing mom.. anyway.. I bugged the crap out of program directors in Charleston, wv...to &quot;teach&quot; me the craft ... It was Jim Little, a nice man was program director of 58 wchs  a cbs affiliate gave me my first chance a t employment but not at wchs but at it&#39;s sister station wbes fm which was a high brow classical adult contemporary automated formated.. my job was to change the tapes... but I was in  broadcasting... and trust me I had some great mentors that taught me the value of air time..<br />
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From that meager start I spent 10 years on air and off  in most aspects... actually for a short stint I did Play by Play for the Charleston Charlies that was alot of fun.. especially when you know the story about when i was one of bat boy&#39;s the first year they were in Charleston..I got that experience.. because of a radio contact by the name of John Dickensheets...Sales Manager for wchs....<br />
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But thats another story