Overseas! Where you have the Armed Forces Radio and Television Service. Seems like I had a rant somewhere up-thread about the propaganda commercials on TV, now for some radio stories.
In the ROK most of the radio programming was syndicated DJs with news breaks from both in-country and national news.
In Iceland: it was all local programming. I've met some good folks in broadcasting from all branches. Those don't make good stories.
1996-98-ish: Young USAF TSgt KellyinAvon is at Rockville/Keflavik, Iceland.
The Navy Warrant Officer (in charge of AFRTS-Keflavik, Iceland) was a prior Enlisted Marine (Vietnam Vet) who did the Friday 1100-1500 radio show. Great DJ, played a lot of music that would be on Jake and Elwood's playlist (Wilson Pickett, Sam and Dave, John Lee Hooker, etc.)
Then there was this one Navy DJ, Petty Officer Mueller. Dude was WEIRD! He always looked like he'd been up for 96 hours the few times I saw him. Did NOT have a voice for radio. Had the morning show, got replaced (thankfully) and they kept shuffling him around. Finally stuck him on the "Thursday Night Jazz Show". Well, he played Michael Jackson's Beat It on the Thursday Night Jazz Show.
The old Warrant Officer on the Friday 1100-1500 show DOGGED HIM on the air for playing Michael Jackson on a jazz show... for like a month!
In the ROK most of the radio programming was syndicated DJs with news breaks from both in-country and national news.
In Iceland: it was all local programming. I've met some good folks in broadcasting from all branches. Those don't make good stories.
1996-98-ish: Young USAF TSgt KellyinAvon is at Rockville/Keflavik, Iceland.
The Navy Warrant Officer (in charge of AFRTS-Keflavik, Iceland) was a prior Enlisted Marine (Vietnam Vet) who did the Friday 1100-1500 radio show. Great DJ, played a lot of music that would be on Jake and Elwood's playlist (Wilson Pickett, Sam and Dave, John Lee Hooker, etc.)
Then there was this one Navy DJ, Petty Officer Mueller. Dude was WEIRD! He always looked like he'd been up for 96 hours the few times I saw him. Did NOT have a voice for radio. Had the morning show, got replaced (thankfully) and they kept shuffling him around. Finally stuck him on the "Thursday Night Jazz Show". Well, he played Michael Jackson's Beat It on the Thursday Night Jazz Show.
The old Warrant Officer on the Friday 1100-1500 show DOGGED HIM on the air for playing Michael Jackson on a jazz show... for like a month!