Author: Scott Westerman
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It’s Never Too Late
“Every great dream begins with a dreamer. We each have within us the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.” ~Harriet TubmanI don’t know what it was that made me drive to the Haslett Village Barber Shop that afternoon in 2011. That memory has faded. What I do…
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It’s Never Too Late
“Every great dream begins with a dreamer. We each have within us the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.” ~Harriet TubmanI don’t know what it was that made me drive to the Haslett Village Barber Shop that afternoon in 2011. That memory has faded. What I…
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It’s Never Too Late
“Every great dream begins with a dreamer. We each have within us the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.” ~Harriet TubmanI don’t know what it was that made me drive to the Haslett Village Barber Shop that afternoon in 2011. That memory has faded. What I…
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Top Tweets – for the week ending May 31
For us radio folks, transmitter buildings are religious artifacts. Here’s the WJR transmitter site in Riverview. Cyril Edward Schley designed the art deco structure in 1935. He apprenticed with theater architect, C. Howard Crane. Schley, also designed Detroit’s Rio and Telenews theaters. Originally, WJR had a diamond shaped Blaw-Knox antenna, similar to the one that still exists at Cincinnati’s WLW. When…
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Top Tweets – for the week ending May 31
For us radio folks, transmitter buildings are religious artifacts. Here’s the WJR transmitter site in Riverview. Cyril Edward Schley designed the art deco structure in 1935. He apprenticed with theater architect, C. Howard Crane. Schley, also designed Detroit’s Rio and Telenews theaters. Originally, WJR had a diamond shaped Blaw-Knox antenna, similar to the one that still exists at Cincinnati’s WLW. When…
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Paperback Writer – The art, science and luck that created a Beatle classic
May 30, 1966 was a watershed in Beatle history: The first song in the Lennon/McCartney cannon that didn’t focus on romance. As Paul McCartney tells the story, an aunt challenged him to “write about something other than love.” Paul loved the challenge and went to John Lennon’s place to take a shot at it. He…
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Paperback Writer – The art, science and luck that created a Beatle classic
May 30, 1966 was a watershed in Beatle history: The first song in the Lennon/McCartney cannon that didn’t focus on romance. As Paul McCartney tells the story, an aunt challenged him to “write about something other than love.” Paul loved the challenge and went to John Lennon’s place to take a shot at it. He…
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Born To Be Wild – The unlikely backstory behind an iconic hit record
Life is an evolutionary art. We are in a constant state of becoming and never know at the beginning how things may turn out.Such was the case for Canadian Dennis Eugene McCrohan. He and his brother Jerry, changed their names to “Edmonton”, in honor of one of their favorite cities. They felt the brand might…
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Born To Be Wild – The unlikely backstory behind an iconic hit record
Life is an evolutionary art. We are in a constant state of becoming and never know at the beginning how things may turn out.Such was the case for Canadian Dennis Eugene McCrohan. He and his brother Jerry, changed their names to “Edmonton”, in honor of one of their favorite cities. They felt the brand might…
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What Broadcasting Taught Me About Life
My parents tell me that the first word I ever said was “Radio”. Here’s what my broadcasting career taught me about life.It’s a “Do-It-Yourself” proposition:Despite what the some people may tell you, there is no ideal manual or educational protocol for life and career. Books and teachers can give you the basics, but understanding how…