Be on a radio show

“A couple of weeks ago, when Camden, Tennessee’s WRJB 95.9’s Bobby “Flash” Melton came across our Derby Day At The Dixie article and asked if I would come up for a 30 minute guest spot on his show to talk about the blog, the Dixie Carter Performing Arts Center and other things, my stomach did 2 flip-flops. [...] But there was also a part of me that just about died. I had never been in a radio studio, much less done an interview. Live radio? THIRTY minutes?? Are you kidding me? What if my voice sounded awful? Like Lina Lamont in Singing in the Rain? What if I used bad grammar? [...] Or equally mortifying, what if I can’t think of anything to say at all? My go-to life skill to avoid saying stupid stuff is to just be quiet and watch. Not exactly a winning strategy for radio… Couldn’t Flash just talk about the blog for me?”

“This includes radio interviews in the studio with microphones and dials and meters and hosts and sound engineers who all turn out to be wonderful people you are so glad you met and got to spend time with. [...] Spoiler alert: I did the radio show, and I loved it. I am actually sitting around with fingers and toes crossed in hopes I get to do it again.”