I started working at WHAM in 1979. That's right Jimmy Carter was President. I started out hosting the overnight show. From midnight to five am I would talk to third shift workers, insomniacs, college students, and very very early risers. It was a kick to be fresh out of college (SUNY Geneseo) and hearing from not only our local listeners but people in cornfields in Iowa, snowbirds in Florida, and if the weather conditions were right from Fuji, Sweden and Germany. I spent two terrific years working with true broadcast legends JackSlattery and George Heifner.
I have hosted the morning show numerous times starting with Jack Slattery in 1985 . Beth Adams has had the pleasure of waking up with me since 1991. I am honored that Beth and I have (thanks to you) been ranked the most listened to Rochester radio morning show for eleven straight years a record to my knowledge.
New Papa John's Advertisement...a giant crop circle!
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My ride in the car of the near future
Thursday 08-14-2008 10:47am ET
My neighbor, Lee, works in Honeyoye helping to perfect the hydrogen fuel cell vehicle. There are only 100 of these SUVs in the country. They allow them to be driven home so they can be tested in "real world" conditions.
If the infrastructure were set up like gas stations are now, it would cost $1.25 a "gallon" for hydrogen and right now the vehicle gets 40 mpgs. I got the chance to drive it and it is extemely quiet with great pickup.
This is probably the only striking difference about the dashboard of the vehicle. (Sorry about the glare) It shows the air intake valve, battery strength and amount of hydrogen in the tank. It really was fairly simple to comprehend.
This is the engine of the vehicle. My friend projects that these SUVs should be available for purchase by 2013. I can not wait ! These vehicles will get us out from under the oil producing countries, have the world beat a path to American car companies, and could be the energy boost our upstate economy needs.
Best of all the only exhaust is a drop or two of water !
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