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Reflections on a Radio Career

I'm still here, despite the occasional interruptions.

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Rob Archer
Jul 24, 2025
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1982. On the front page of the local section of the town newspaper. A turntable to the left of me. A turntable to the right. My feet up on the desk—careful not to touch the pots and switches. Leaning back in my chair while the newspaper photographer takes a picture of the “teen deejay who says his job is real groovy.”

I didn’t say that. But it didn’t sto…

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