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So.  I’ve been off the air as a DJ since Dec. 23, 2008.  Wow.  But I’ll be back soon!

It’s Radio.  It happens.  I was sidelined as a jock from Summer ‘05-’06 when Oldies 104.3 flipped to the “jockless” format, Jack-FM, our titles shifting to “producer.”  I remained full-time as a news/traffic reporter at Shadow, happy doing both jobs.  So—off the air as a jock, but not off the air completely.  Then came 100.3, then Middays at Fresh 105.9 in early 2008, until the dread 4th quarter.

So many of my talented colleagues also were let go from their radio gigs…in 2008 before me, and many after me, throughout 2009.  Some have obtained new positions, some haven’t, yet.  Some are in the field, but had to leave Chicago.  Some are returning to their pre-radio lives, in HR, or bartending, or whatever.  (Why not; after all, people have to eat.)  These are massively talented folks, so here’s hoping that’s temporary.  Thanks to email, Facebook and other portals, I see the support for me, and for others.  Thank you on behalf of myself and my radio friends who were sidelined, due to technology and corporate mismanagement, for the kind words.  We miss you, too.  The emails and support mean more than you know.

What a weird year—for all industries, and many friends and relatives in them.  I have kept busy as a makeup artist, in voiceovers and some marketing/project management activities, and may do some more theatre this year.   But like I said, I’ll be back on the Radio soon; small comfort that plenty of others in town were off the air for longer than me, and are slowly coming back.  Hopefully you no longer feel the economic pinch in your lives.  Sending positive vibes out there—to you and to all of us—for a most excellent 2010!!!

LG

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Note about my layoff on 12/23/08 reprinted here.

*Author and former radio producer Rick Kaempfer interviews me for his Chicago Radio Spotlight blog!

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*Fresh Debut, Winter Feb-Mar 2008,  10am-3pm:
Women 18-49, 2nd place, 6.4 share
Women 25-34, 2nd place, 9.1
Women 25-54, 2nd place, 6.9
Persons 18-49, 5th place, 3.8
Persons 25-54, 7th place, 3.7

PPM Monthly Highlights/Rankings, 10am-3pm:
June: Women 18-49: #2
July: Women 18-49: #1; Women 25-54: #4; Women 18+: #3
Aug: Women 18-49: #2; Women 25-54: #3; Women 18+: #5
Sept: Women 18-49: #1; Women 25-54: #3
Oct: Women 25-54: #5
Nov: Women 25-54: #4

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