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Wed, May 22, 2013
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I mentioned on the PhilCast yesterday that I had also found a couple of additional photos from circa 1985 at WKY Radio in Oklahoma City. Here they are.
There I am in the WKY helicopter with the "Traffic Dr." at the stick chasing a tornado near Edmond, Oklahoma.
This really was the golden age of news radio I guess.
Yes, a radio station with a helicopter.
We also had a half dozen news cars and a news van that I used to broadcast live overnight newscasts from when I first started there in 1984.
That's the smaller van with a
complete studio in the back.
I saw my first murder victim from this van, a body laying in the street at 3:00 a.m.
I covered murders, fires, any sort of breaking news live from the van, as we did local newscasts 24-hours a day.
The guy running the board back at the station would have to give me directions to the action over the two-way radio since I was new in town and had no clue where anything was!
And for big remote broadcasts WKY went big with the rig too, utilizing this bad boy!
Yes sir, this was radio news done right!
I cut my news teeth there.
There I am in the WKY helicopter with the "Traffic Dr." at the stick chasing a tornado near Edmond, Oklahoma.
This really was the golden age of news radio I guess.
Yes, a radio station with a helicopter.
We also had a half dozen news cars and a news van that I used to broadcast live overnight newscasts from when I first started there in 1984.
That's the smaller van with a
complete studio in the back.
I saw my first murder victim from this van, a body laying in the street at 3:00 a.m.
I covered murders, fires, any sort of breaking news live from the van, as we did local newscasts 24-hours a day.
The guy running the board back at the station would have to give me directions to the action over the two-way radio since I was new in town and had no clue where anything was!
And for big remote broadcasts WKY went big with the rig too, utilizing this bad boy!
Yes sir, this was radio news done right!
I cut my news teeth there.
Phil Cianciola's Bio
Birthplace: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Education: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Family: Wife, Sandy and our little dog that looks like Toto from the Wizzard of Oz named Gabby.
What I Like About My Job: I get paid to talk. How can you beat that?
Favorite Activities and Interests: I’m an avid cyclist, which is good because I also love to eat! And of course I love my Green Bay Packers.
Favorite Music: I’m all over the map, from Sinatra and Nat King Cole to Stevie Ray Vaughn and classic rock.
Favorite Movies: Slingblade, Tucker, It’s a Wonderful Life, Holiday Inn, and anything with Audrey Hepburn in it.
Favorite TV Shows: American Pickers, Modern Family, House Hunters, anytime the NFL is on.
Favorite Books: Not a book reader.
Little Known Fact About You: I’m a huge homebody.
Favorite Moment In Radio: You’re kidding right? 30+ years in this business and you want one? All the dirt will be in my book once I get a ghost writer to do all the work for me.
Anything Else You Think We Should Know: For some reason asparagus never caught on with me.
Education: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Family: Wife, Sandy and our little dog that looks like Toto from the Wizzard of Oz named Gabby.
What I Like About My Job: I get paid to talk. How can you beat that?
Favorite Activities and Interests: I’m an avid cyclist, which is good because I also love to eat! And of course I love my Green Bay Packers.
Favorite Music: I’m all over the map, from Sinatra and Nat King Cole to Stevie Ray Vaughn and classic rock.
Favorite Movies: Slingblade, Tucker, It’s a Wonderful Life, Holiday Inn, and anything with Audrey Hepburn in it.
Favorite TV Shows: American Pickers, Modern Family, House Hunters, anytime the NFL is on.
Favorite Books: Not a book reader.
Little Known Fact About You: I’m a huge homebody.
Favorite Moment In Radio: You’re kidding right? 30+ years in this business and you want one? All the dirt will be in my book once I get a ghost writer to do all the work for me.
Anything Else You Think We Should Know: For some reason asparagus never caught on with me.
Reggie Risseeuw's Bio
Birthplace: Clinton, Wisconsin
Education: University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
Family: Wife, Amy and our two chihuahua dogs, Gus and Bongo
What I Like About My Job: It beats doing hard labor. Did that for a few years and that was more than enough.
Favorite Activities and Interests: I watch way too much TV. I also enjoy movies and video games. I also enjoy watching sports especially the Packers.
Favorite Music: I enjoy most music except country and rap. I tend to listen to Classic Rock and current Hard Rock the most.
Favorite Movies: I enjoy most movies, but tend to watch Superhero movies, comedies and Zombie movies the most.
Favorite TV Shows: I like a lot of the shows on the USA network (Burn Notice, Psych, etc.). I also enjoy Community, Modern Family, South Park, and Walking Dead.
Favorite Books: I've been enjoying the Robert Jordan books (Wheel of Time) for years. I also have been reading the George R. R. Martin books (now and HBO TV show).
Little Known Fact About You: I've actually been working at WHBY for many years before the PhilCast started.
Favorite Moment In Radio: I really enjoyed being involved in College radio (mostly because I was Station Manager, which means I was in charge).
Anything Else You Think We Should Know: I miss my afternoon naps that I use to take at 3pm.
Education: University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
Family: Wife, Amy and our two chihuahua dogs, Gus and Bongo
What I Like About My Job: It beats doing hard labor. Did that for a few years and that was more than enough.
Favorite Activities and Interests: I watch way too much TV. I also enjoy movies and video games. I also enjoy watching sports especially the Packers.
Favorite Music: I enjoy most music except country and rap. I tend to listen to Classic Rock and current Hard Rock the most.
Favorite Movies: I enjoy most movies, but tend to watch Superhero movies, comedies and Zombie movies the most.
Favorite TV Shows: I like a lot of the shows on the USA network (Burn Notice, Psych, etc.). I also enjoy Community, Modern Family, South Park, and Walking Dead.
Favorite Books: I've been enjoying the Robert Jordan books (Wheel of Time) for years. I also have been reading the George R. R. Martin books (now and HBO TV show).
Little Known Fact About You: I've actually been working at WHBY for many years before the PhilCast started.
Favorite Moment In Radio: I really enjoyed being involved in College radio (mostly because I was Station Manager, which means I was in charge).
Anything Else You Think We Should Know: I miss my afternoon naps that I use to take at 3pm.
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