I’m Doing This For The Ones Who Are Looking For Me..I Will Explain

I’m doing this blog for that one person out there who is trying to find me.

When I started the Black Radio Talent Blog, I thought about myself as a young black child growing up in Goldsboro NC who got bitten by the radio bug when I was around 14 or 15 years old. When I got home from school I would go in my room in my makeshift radio station and begin practicing and pretending I was on the radio all afternoon. That was my daily ritual. I would be in there till my mother said dinner was ready. I duct taped a studio together and made it work. I would make cassette tapes of myself and play them for my classmates and they would not believe it was me. So at 15 I knew I was onto something. I spent my mornings before school eating breakfast sitting in front of that green am radio that sat on the dryer, listening to the morning man give the weather and the school lunch menu. Wow I have a lot of memories on how I got to where I am today. 

This year marks my 41st year in radio broadcasting. So this blog, the written version of myself is my next level of communication connecting to the people who want to have a career in radio. The people who spend time in their rooms like me alone thinking about being behind the microphone. People who have the dream embedded in their soul for this. I tell my radio friends all the time, that we are not the only people on this earth who want to be on the radio. So I pledged not to be a gatekeeper and withhold what I know that can help someone  grow. I am unapologetic in naming this blog Blackradiotalent.com, because that’s what I am. Yes I am a human on the radio, but I wanted to specifically identify myself for people looking for a voice in our community that is talking to them. But anyone who reads my articles, no matter what color or ethnicity you are, you know I know what I'm talking about.

 So I don't spend time worrying about who didn’t like a post, who didn’t comment, or who didn’t acknowledge what we put out. None of that matters. What matters is this: if I don’t keep showing up, the people I’m meant to serve may never find me. That's why I have to continue to learn how to be vulnerable in revealing who and what I really am. I only want to be discovered by the people who are looking for me. When they see my work, they will know I am who they have been looking for. So the more we are being ourselves in our expression of who we are, it will be easier for your people to find you.

I’m not looking for everybody—because everybody isn’t looking for me. But there are a few who are. And for those few, I’ll keep speaking, writing, creating, and showing up for you. I want you to know that you are not alone in your ambition to be a communicator. We all get here on different paths, but the common denominator is that this is something I must do. Radio. Podcasting. Communicating and connecting with people. If you would like to connect with me. email me at podcastlikeaproclass@gmail.com