[NFBWV-Talk] MILESTONES

[Sheri Koch]

 It is an ending with some sadness and the beginning with some joy. Your
show will be missed by many! Irregardless of how everything turns out  i’m
so proud to call you a friend and to know you

Sheri

On Sat, Sep 7, 2019 at 3:06 PM Ed McDonald via NFBWV-Talk <
nfbwv-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Dear Friends,
>
> We know that there are those events--some ceremonial and some
> circumstantial--which mark milestones in our lives.  Sometimes we don't
> recognize them until after they occur, but this one is pretty clearly a
> milestone.
>
> Tomorrow night will be the last time my voice is heard statewide (and even
> worldwide, for that matter) as host of a weekly radio show on West Virginia
> Public Broadcasting (WVPB).  I knew in my gut that it was time to retire
> and move on, and so it is something I have been planning for some time.  !
> Nevertheless, the end came a little more quickly and in a way that I had
> not anticipated.  I declared that I wanted to conclude production of the
> show by the end of 2019, but asked the folks at WVPB to decide on an ending
> date that would work best for them.  As a result of an overlooked email
> message (it's Outlook's fault, if anyone is to blame), I learned just two
> days before the delivery deadline that this Sunday, September 8, would be
> my last WVPB broadcast.  This meant some quick decisions about what to say
> and what to play for an appropriate farewell show.  Ultimately, it was
> better this way, since it prevented a slow and agonizing demise.  For those
> who care to hear the result, it will be tomorrow evening at 8:00 on WV
> Public Broadcasting
>
>
> www.wvpublic.org
>
>
> With Karen's constant help, I have been doing some kind of weekly music
> show on the radio for about 25 years, and so closing a chapter that has
> been such a significant part of our lives for so long is a big deal.  Maybe
> I'll reflect a little more on the business of life's decisions and
> transitions and the role that blindness has played in all of that during
> our upcoming convention of the National Federation of the Blind of West
> Virginia, but that's a different story for another time.
>
> Meanwhile, perhaps the most important part of this milestone event is that
> we will now be able to extend our love of radio and music even more fully
> into the work of building Mountain Streams Radio, our local little LPFM
> station, into something valuable and sustainable for the music and for the
> community.
>
> I will not add further to the drama of the occasion.  Just something I
> wanted to share with some of you who may care.  So let me send it before I
> overthink it!
>
> Peace,
>
> Ed
>
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-- 
Sheri Koch, President
National Federation of the Blind of West Virginia
304-993-5103