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.
Monday, June 17, 2019
Luther Vandross "She Won't Talk to Me"
That awkward moment when you leave your radio boss a voicemail...and your voice cracks. It happened to me while I was working part-time for a Chicago radio station while attending college. Throughout my early-teen years, my mom's friends would call our house and mistake me for my mother. Lovely. Finally, my voice changed during my freshman year of high school and cracked for years afterward...including this very inopportune moment. I know they teach you to just keep going if you make a mistake or slip-of-the-tongue but I decided to just out myself. Halfway through my voicemail I stopped and said, "Wow. The woman who holds my radio future in your hands and my voice cracks.". Luckily, my boss Lynne saw the humor in it.