Why?

I retired from a career in broadcasting just over a year ago, and people ask me all the time, “Do you miss being on the radio?”

My answer is usually, “no”, but the reality is way more nuanced.

I miss seeing and working with the team at The Bridge, our listeners, the staff at the Christian Music Broadcasters, and the many others that I was privileged to serve alongside for so many years.

I miss the daily feedback and comments from the community about how the radio station was helping them, and I miss the feeling that I was doing something that mattered.

And I miss the creative outlet that I had when I co-hosted a 4-hour morning show every weekday.

Each hour had 5 breaks, which means we had 20 times each morning when we opened our mics and talked. Some of those breaks were filled by regularly scheduled things such as weather, news, etc. But most were blank slates that Denise, my co-host, and I filled with whatever was on our minds that morning.

In the past year, I found that I was still creating “content” in my head on a regular basis. My life for decades was “show-prep”, so my brain cataloged the normal life-things that I did and experienced into ongoing thoughts and lessons and stories. But now I had no outlet for them.

A couple weeks ago I saw my friend Brian had started to publish daily on Substack. I like his writing so I signed up. When I did, I noticed Substack asked me if I wanted to write something and post it. I thought, why not?! So, I have been posting something every day for a week or so…trying to see if this is something I want to do. So far, I think it is.

No theme, no specific goals, just a brief glimpse into what’s on my mind each day. I invite you to come along, if you’re interested.

You’ll have to find your weather and news somewhere else. :)