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.
Remember the Fox reality TV series The Simple Life? The TV show featured Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie doing manual labor-type jobs. Soon after the TV show premiered, the two became daily fixtures in the tabloids. Years before this reality show aired, Lionel Richie wrote the song "Ballerina Girl" for his adopted daughter Nicole.
