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2/12/2008
I have a confession to make. I didn't go to radio school. I know you're shocked. I actually went to Olds College and studied agriculture.Back in the 80's my father bought a half section of land along the Red Deer river by Penhold. Dad wanted to build his dream house and start a farm. My father ran a chain of radio and TV stations throughout Alberta but he always dreamed of working the land. When I graduated from high school I didn't really have a clear direction in my life, so I hitched my wagon to dad's dream.We farmed together for a half a dozen years. One year after harvest we were sitting around the dinner table and my father asked me what I wanted to do that winter. I told him that I might like to work at the radio station in Red Deer. He looked surprised, but my mother laughed and said, " He's been telling you that for years."I started working all nights in Red Deer. However, the station wasn't that successful and my father ended up selling it after I'd only worked there for a year. He told me that night over dinner ...
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