Health & Fitness
Thanks for the Props
It has been a whole year since my last morning show on WVOX. It does not seem that long at all. Since that time, I have been editing my book, No Guarantees, a memoir about my experience with clinical depression, writing two columns a week, serving as an MC for some events, and dabbling in a little local TV. I should add that I have cleaned out my garage, rediscovered late night entertainment, and actually grew some vegetables in my backyard.
The biggest surprise though has been the way I have been treated as I travel around New Rochelle. Most recently, I have served as the face of New Rochelle TV for 325th Anniversary activities and during the Thanksgiving Day parade. I also hosted the Ester’s Aid gala. In each of those gigs many of you came up to me, remembering my work on WVOX, asking me when and if I was coming back, or just telling me how much you liked the show. As well, I have experienced similar feedback traveling around town gathering information for my writing.
Thank you.
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I did not expect to be remembered by so many or, for that matter, after so much time away. I am grateful for the recognition, and I will tell you why: I loved each and every show I did on WVOX, and put all I had into it. It was the highpoint of my professional and creative life. While I always wanted to do the radio and got to live my dream, I never expected to fall in love with the listeners or the city they lived in. Well I did. So when people come up to me, it feels like affection returned and adds to the satisfaction of what I did for all those years.
Not once, not for a single second, did I not feel that I was lucky. Dong the morning show was always special; it was never just a job.
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So thank you, again.
Soon I will be starting a weekly TV show on cable access. I will keep you informed. It will be sweet to come home again.