[NFBWV-Talk] MILESTONES

[David Allen]

Hi Ed!

Well, I knew the day would come.

It also comes at a time when I'm discovering some local news that isn't
pleasant.

You bet I'll be listening tomorrow, if the technology cooperates. 

If it don't, I've got lots of the shows archived over the years, to
treasure.

It has been a great run, while ist lasted, and you guys have been great, to
give me that special trip home, (virtually) each week.

Please stay in touch.

Moving on was always inevitable. 

Take yourself gently, and thanks very much for the wonderful time you've
shared. 

Ouch!

Dave

-----Original Message-----
From: NFBWV-Talk [mailto:nfbwv-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Ed
McDonald via NFBWV-Talk
Sent: Sunday, 8 September 2019 7:04 a.m.
To: nfbwv-talk at nfbnet.org
Cc: Ed McDonald; Folk and Bluegrass DJs
Subject: [NFBWV-Talk] MILESTONES

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