Wow. It’s been fun. I didn’t think I’d be able to pick things up so quickly. But, I’ve been able to learn the board and have been able to keep people informed and challenged all at the same time.

I’ve been filling in on the morning show at WGNB in West Michigan. I haven’t hosted a morning program in a long time. But, hosting a morning broadcast is what got me interested in Christian radio as a profession. I hosted my first morning program on 88.9 WGNR in Grand Rapids when I was in school.

Moody radio has an interesting mix of music and talk. In my opinion, it’s a little too talk heavy, so it limits the amount of ‘connecting time’ with the listening. Just about the time you  get a good music mix — you’re breaking it up with another short-feature.  I’m guessing they’re playing maybe 9 or 10 songs an hour.

However, I do enjoy the fact that Moody doesn’t play EVERY popular song out there. They’re more interested in ministering to people rather than playing the latest song the record companies want a radio station to play. There’s nothing wrong with playing new music, but there’s also nothing wrong with playing music that’s three our four years old, either.

Tomorrow I’m going to attempt to bring the listener in with telephone calls. I haven’t tried their phone equipment, so it could be a bit of a challenge the first couple of calls. We’ll see what happens.  If you’re interested, tune in at wgnb.fm from 6am to 8:30am.

Today is Sunday and I’m sitting at home wishing I could be a church. I love our worship services and Bible study hour class. However, because of the snow and blizzard like conditions, church was canceled. So, I’m actually getting ready for tomorrow morning.

I get to do a morning show on a local radio station. I will be filling in at 89.3 WGNB in the West Michigan area for the week. While I’m not going to be able do everything I want to do on a morning show, I’ll get to do what got me into radio to begin with — hosting a radio show.

I’ve been doing show prep and getting ready to have fun. I’m not saying I’m not having fun at Mission Network News — I am. But, this is where I started. Hosting a radio shift and I’m really excited about it. It’s been a LONG time since I’ve hosted a live air shift.

Hopefully, I won’t run into any major problems with technology. That’s the ONLY thing I’m concerned about.