- 9:00 AM, Thursday,
June 1st, 1995:
- Joe Rike from Sell Inc. (my
Gatorade job) called and said that they didn't need me
this summer. I was supposed to start on Monday, and I
called him for an entire week leading up to today for
my routes, but he never returned my calls. In fact,
the Monday before this he said I had the job, and told
me it would be either the east or the west side of
Columbus. Pretty shitty. I would've made about $4,000
this summer. And how the fuck can I get a good summer
job in June? Bullshit.
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- 11:05 AM, Friday, June 2nd,
1995:
- After performance class,
Buckles pulled me and BJ aside and told us personally
about a weekend overnight opening at WTVN. BJ is the
weekend overnight DJ at B97. I guess he must be good,
but he's annoying as hell on the air and that's being
kind. Buckles said to get a tape to them as
soon as possible. I thought I could do one today, but
I was too tired and went home.
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- 2:45 PM, Monday, June 5th,
1995:
- Getting ready to take my
performance final, and I find out BJ got his tape to
them Friday afternoon, with a resume and a cover
letter. I just about shit. He's got it. It was
basically between us two. I hadn't wanted to drive up
to Otterbein over the weekend, and now I lost the
opportunity. After the final I went and made an
aircheck, drove home and typed up a resume and cover
letter and drove my stuff to WTVN. I actually worked
at QFM earlier this year (they're in the same
building), so I knew the lady at the front desk
(Becky). She was excited that I may work there again,
and when I said to drop this off with Mike Perkins
(Operations Director) she pointed me out to him. So I
actually got to shake his hand introduce myself. He
thanked me for being so prompt, which I thought was
odd since BJ beat me by three days, and said he would
listen to the tape with Bill White (Program Director)
tomorrow.
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- 3:06 PM, Monday, June 5th,
1995:
- Mike just left a message saying
that they listened to the tape already, and wanted me
to call him back. I call back, he says he likes my
tape, and wants to set up a meeting with me tomorrow
at 2:30! How 'bout that! He wants me to read some
shit, and you know, kind of like an audition. Man,
this is a long way from being on WOBN
at Otterbein.
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