I turn 64 this month and thoughts of retirement have crossed my mind recently. Last weekend at our class reunion I was surprised at how many classmates have decided to retire. When will I know that I want to retire? Friday night I was in Tracy to broadcast a football game between Lac qui Parle Valley and the Panthers of Tracy-Milroy-Balaton. As I was getting … Continue reading RETIRE?
Saturday it was 106 degrees in Madison and I was sitting in press boxes broadcasting section softball and baseball. It was a fun day of sweating. My week working at the radio station was a busy one. The reason I love my job so much is that everyday it is something different and exciting! I learn new things and meet new people and have fun … Continue reading RADIO IS FUN
I was in Granite Falls Saturday to broadcast three baseball games! Whenever I go to the ballpark to watch baseball I always see something or experience something new. I have broadcast hundreds of baseball games over my career and it is always fun to call a game. Baseball is America’s pastime. Richter Field in Granite Falls is one of the nicest baseball facilities around. It … Continue reading BASEBALL FUN!
March is my favorite time for high school sports. You have section tournaments for both boys and girls basketball and wrestling. I love the section basketball tournament no matter who is playing. I covered both Section 3A Basketball Championship games this week. Of course this year was different because of the pandemic. I really missed being in Montevideo for the Super Saturdays and at the … Continue reading MARCH IS FOR BASKETBALL
Tears welled up in my eyes sitting in my recliner Friday afternoon watching the LQPV-D-B Shadows win the State Dance Jazz Championship. It was an emotional afternoon for me. So proud of the Shadows, but sad that I couldn’t be there covering them on the radio. Covid had caused that to happen, but Friday was also my last day of quarantine from contracting the virus. … Continue reading SHADOWS CHAMPS! QUARANTINE OVER!
When I received the news before the high school basketball season began that Lac qui Parle Valley had hired former LQPV graduate Dylan Erickson as the new girls basketball coach I got pretty excited! I thought that was a great hire and couldn’t wait to work with Dylan on the Coaches Show and broadcasting the girls games. Dylan’s hire reminded me of when my son … Continue reading NEW COACH
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