The Bearded Blogger

  " Got to get everything I wanted  'Cause this shit just last a moment" - Marian Mereba Roughly 10-12 years ago, I fell in love with being on the radio. I still remember the very first day I got on-air. One of my friends from college was in our on campus radio and I stuck my head in the door to see what was going on. She invited me to come take a seat to listen to her show. During the commercial break, we were talking and she turned to me and said, "when we come back from break, I'm going to introduce you and you can say whatever." Trying to contain my excitement, I had a whole spiel lined up for when she cued me in. But as you can guess, when she gave me the introduction, as if we didn't just have the conversation,  I got nervous and clammed up. From that moment on, I knew that radio was where I was supposed to be. After she graduated, she handed down the title of station manager to me and that gave birth to my first project, TeamFlatRadio. For those w

 "Leaders are made, they are not born. They are made by hard effort, which is the price which all of us must pay to achieve any goal worthwhile." - Vince Lombardi There's one thing that we can all agree on: the world has officially lost it's marbles. From the many events that are happening across the seas to the decisions being made on our home front, it seems as if the world has lost it's sense of direction. While it seems that all hope is lost, I have come with light in these times of darkness. The words that I'm about to speak in this blog may upset you but within that frustration, lies the answers to all of our problems. Before we can put the task on anybody to look after us, we have to set the example. But before we dive into the feather ruffling, let's break down the quote to set the tone. Vince Lombardi is one of the greatest  NFL coaches of all time. Mostly known for his on the field accolades, it is his philosophies off the field that hold the ans