June 4th, 2009 
joel 
My addiction to the trade newspaper Radio & Records began at age 17. 29 years later, it’s over.
Nielsen Media announced that the last issue of R&R will be Friday’s, and the radioandrecords.com website has already been taken down.
My first exposure was those many years ago in the lounge area on the second floor of the old Gannon Theatre, where outside of the faculty offices, you could do some last minute homework, get your WERG or theatre mail, pontificate on the latest move in Erie media (had to start somewhere!), and read R&R.
I did a lot of reading R&R.
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Deep Background for November 29-December 5, 2009
I spent the couple days off on Thanksgiving remembering when I used to work on the holiday and watching the TV show that greatly influenced my getting into the business, “WKRP in Cincinnati.” HT to Jim Griffey for the Turkey Drop link (oh the humanity!).
My first Thanksgiving away from home included a lengthy airshift on WDOE/Dunkirk punctuated by a Swanson “Hungry Man” frozen turkey dinner. I was really feeling sorry for myself. Later years included switching automation tapes and recording voice tracks so that others could enjoy time off.
I think working in media on a holiday is one of those invisible badges of honor that we accept when we enter the field.
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