On my first job as a radio announcer in 1968 or 89, I DJ-ed at an "easy listening" station. "Telstar" was one of the most requested records at the time, followed by "Lara's Theme."

A kick in the butt! The radio station's studio was off the lobby of a hotel on Seattle's waterfront (the Edgewater Inn) and I had heard that the Tijuana Brass was in town to do a concert. So that weekend, I heavied up on TB records.

I didn't know it at the time, but the TB was staying at the Edgewater. Music from the station was piped through the hotel, and as I was sitting there at the broadcast board, two members of the TB walked into the studio to tell me they really liked my choice of music!

Incidentally, the best radio job I had was as an announcer for a classical music station. Read a little news at the top of the hour, a few commercials here and there, and play lo-o-o-ng cuts from records while sitting back, drinking coffee, and listening to music that I enjoy--and getting paid pretty well to do it!

But I digress. Now back to our regular broadcast....

Don Firth