Phil Collins, Elton John, and Gloria Estefan dominated Adult Contemporary radio back in the 1980s and '90s, yet have disappeared from modern radio. Seemingly, the only time you ever hear them is at the grocery store or your local CVS. This blog remembers the music, the stories and the quirky characters from my days working in Adult Contemporary radio.
Tuesday, May 28, 2019
Rihanna "S.O.S."
With school shootings, gun violence and bullying being a daily topic in our daily news feed, it made me think back to my own experiences from the 1980s and '90s. As far as bullying goes, I kept a low-profile and didn't talk to a whole lot of people so I escaped any bullying -- plus I had an older brother who had no problem beating up anyone who upset me. I don't recall anyone ever bringing one to school or anything remotely close to what's happened since Columbine. The closest thing that's happened occurred in high school when someone phoned in a bomb threat which caused our massive school to evacuate. I was a freshman at the time and wondered if this would be an recurring thing -- thankfully, it never happened again and I consider myself very fortunate.