February 8, 2024

Marlin’s Good-Time Picture Show – Part Six

It came to mind recently that, as I plan to acquire a new desktop computer, I should review what all I have…

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January 5, 2023

Wonderful Isle of Dreams … WIOD!

While I must presume this is a re-print, I’ve had this letter and the documents displayed below in my possession for at…

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December 8, 2022

Radio’s ‘Christmas Festival’ Memories!

I recently received an E-mail from Frank Murphy … who was one of our key associates at our Bonneville Broadcast Consultants radio…

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March 17, 2022

A Few Beautiful stories!

TV/Radio Age was an industry publication whose prime target audience was the advertising community, especially those which purchased advertising on radio and…

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January 27, 2022

Surrounded by Nature’s Beauty …

In case you haven’t heard of Butchart Gardens, it is located on Vancouver Island just a few miles north of the city…

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November 18, 2021

Radio Automation … circa 1974!

In case you don’t recognize us, the gentleman on the left is James A. Schulke, the proprietor of Stereo Radio Productions (SRP)…

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October 21, 2021

Easy Listening is not dead!

Back in 2019, I wrote about a true radio broadcasting entrepreneur named Norm Alpert. We lost Norm in December of 2018, not…

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June 17, 2021

Marlin’s Good-Time Picture Book! – Part 4

The significance of this message is that I needed something to fill this space … plus I believe the words speak for…

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November 19, 2020

40 Years ago … another Anniversary!

A few days ago, as I continue to sort, organize and downsize as I prepare for starting a new chapter in my…

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December 19, 2019

Tell me, is there a Santa Claus?

Following up on my last Musings, presenting the collection of my favorite Christmas season songs, we turn to this historic holiday season…

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September 19, 2019

The “WOW factor” … a key part of life!

When’s the last time you said or thought “oh wow” in reacting to something you saw or heard? If you were never…

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September 5, 2019

Like it or not … Disco isn’t a fad

In their July of 1979 issue, a now long-defunct industry magazine named Broadcast Communications published an article under the above headline. It…

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