Memories.....
Many lifetimes ago, in times far far away, I led another life. My first career was amazingly fun, where I met a number of wonderfully talented people. Of course, I was really too young to realize my good fortune, and the pay was pretty bad, so it didn't last long. I was the first female full time DJ in NH, starting at WFEA in late 1978. I was hired by Rick Ryder for the overnights, and given the name April Love. From there, I went to WMUR-TV with my real name as a reporter and weather caster, and also did brief stints at WKBR and WLNH. Then I went back to college and graduated with a broadcast journalism degree, wanting to go into radio and/or TV news, but gave up on that when I found I could make much more money as a secretary. Oh if I had only stuck with it, I might now be.... program director of a tiny station in Bumfuck Egypt or something.
Why does this come up? Well, it's my sister's fault. She showed me a website about my old station WFEA where I'm actually mentioned as April Love. The memories flooded back. There was the man who called me from the hospital where his wife had just given birth. They named the baby "April Lynn" after me. *sob* Then there was the time when someone tried to break into the station to do naughty things to me late at night. I called the police in Merrimack and they were there immediately to chase the naughty guys away. I remember when the reverb broke, and we all sounded.....boringly flat. There was the time when Jack Diamond called me to compliment me on my show. That was cool since Diamond is currently hosting some big show here in DC that I never listen to. I still have nightmares of "dead air." Some things just don't quickly leave your psyche.
If you're interested, take a look at the Man from Mars.com website.