Harrisonville

I remember watching this movie for the first time just like it was yesterday. It was a movie about nuclear war that featured a Missouri family and it completely freaked everyone out.

It’s hard to believe that 45 years ago that this wide eyed radio wannabe sat behind the microphone for the first time at KIEE in Harrisonville, Missouri.

Another radio milestone was passed by yours truly Saturday as I moved past the 44 year mark of being behind the microphone.

An important anniversary of my arrival in Quincy took place 39 years ago today.  The year was 1978 when I got a call out of the blue from a Gary Schmedding of WTAD Radio and KHQA-TV on a warm May day.

For four years I drove from South Kansas City to Harrisonville, Missouri to go to work. Every day I would pass by the exit ramp to the town of Peculiar, Missouri.  Inevitably, there would be a car pulled over by the side of the highway with people taking a picture of the sign that said 'Peculiar Exit'. You have to admit, it is a unique name for a town.

It's hard to believe that 42 years ago today this wide eyed radio wannabe sat behind the microphone for the first time. The radio station was KIEE in Harrisonville, Missouri in the Kansas City Metro area. I won't lie to you, I was scared to death when it became my turn to talk into the microphone.