Refreshing, in a time when human conversations are rare in my biz...

I've been doing this sports radio thing for a long long time! It's changed, people have changed, communication has changed, even I have changed. I USUALLY don't want to be that person who says "when I was younger..." or "back when I started in this business..." But, today, I must! In the late 1980's, when there were less than 10 sports talk radio shows in the country people returned our phone calls. There were no emails, no Facebook, no Twitter, no texting, no nationwide internet. All we had were telephones and FAX machines for communicating. SportsTicker, AP and UPI were our only means of researching for our shows. So today, I celebrate a rare occurrence. Yesterday, it was a normal working Monday, I got a returned phone call from an NFL Media Relations guy. Not only did Will Kiss from the Oakland Raiders return my phone call, but, he did it the very SAME day that I left him a phone message. And, even better, he said he could and would help me. My heart feels different about one of our local professional football teams. I am grateful today for my refreshing experience with Will. Over the next couple weeks when I talk with the Raider player or GM Reggie McKenzie on my show, it won't just be an interview, but it will be the result of human contact...PRICELESS! Thank you WK, you are a gentleman of our game!