Knowledge - Innovation - Passion in Radio
October 19, 2023

Knowledge? Innovation? Passion?

Last year, I was honored to be asked to write an essay for inclusion in a student-oriented textbook titled The Radio Station,…

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October 5, 2023

WHFS – Feast Your Ears

The month of September is now behind me … it was noteworthy, as I spent a good two-thirds of it “on the…

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September 21, 2023

What, then, is Love – A Guest Commentary!

At this point, I did not anticipate or plan to publish another commentary by “Mr. Wizard of Ads,” Roy H. Williams, so…

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The 1940's Savoy Express
September 7, 2023

News from the “War Years!”

Here’s the text of what those who listened to XM Radio’s 1940’s Channel — known as the Savoy Express — during its…

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August 17, 2023

Jim Aylward and His “Aunt Martha”

If the name Jim Aylward is recognizable and familiar to you, it’s likely that you lived in the greater New York City…

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August 3, 2023

Your Career… Words of Advice

In May of this year, I was a presenter at this week-long conference––just one of several held around the nation each summer––for…

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Hudson Walkway Bridge
July 20, 2023

An historic bridge with a new life!

Isn’t this a beautiful walkway? It’s known as the Walkway Over the Hudson and sits more than 200 feet above the waters…

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July 6, 2023

Twisted and Bent – A Guest Commentary!

During this Freedom Week, it just seems so appropriate that I share this Monday Morning Memo commentary as written and published just…

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June 22, 2023

Coca-Cola … Bill Backer … and I’d Like To Teach the World To Sing!

I doubt that “Coca-Cola” needs any further description or clarification, and a song is a song, except this story is about a…

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June 8, 2023

Railroad Memories … The “Newtown Branch” – Part Two

As noted in Part One, picking up with the arrival of the 1950s … the Reading Company would begin replacing their fleet…

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May 18, 2023

Railroad Memories … The “Newtown Branch” – Part One

Newtown is a borough located in the southern portion of Bucks County, Pennsylvania … an area immediately to the northeast of the…

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May 4, 2023

The Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania’s famed GG1 Locomotive!

I recently found myself in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, an area where I’ve not spent much time in recent years. And, since it’s…

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