[NFBWV-Talk] MILESTONES

[David Andrews]

Thanks!

Dave

At 10:08 PM 9/8/2019, Karen McDonald via NFBWV-Talk wrote:
>Ed will send you a dropbox link.
>
>Karen
>
>On Sep 8, 2019 11:01 PM, David Andrews via NFBWV-Talk 
><nfbwv-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>I tried to listen ... but it wouldn't play on my computer for some reason.
>
>Is there an archive or anything?
>
>Dave
>
>At 02:03 PM 9/7/2019, Ed McDonald via NFBWV-Talk 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<http://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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