Little Intern With Some Big Shoes To Fill

When people think of internships, they think of some actual work experience, with a side of random errands that nobody else in the office wants to do. I lucked out with my internship, and it is all work experience, and then some.

My first day one of the On-Air personalities thought it would be fun to let me come on the radio with him. I thought that would probably be the only time I would get on air, because my internship has a marketing and sales focus, but one of the managers thought they would give me a shot on their soft rock station. It was just a shot in the dark, and I didn't think anything would actually come of it, but now I have been given a little time on air every weeknight.

I replaced a high end On-Air person by the name of John Tesh. Cherry Creek used to syndicate his show from New York, but they decided to go with a more local approach, and that local approach happens to be me.

For a little intern taking over a well respected show is a little intimidating. People specifically listened to him, and saw it worth the effort to barter with him and get him to syndicate his show from New York. People were familiar with him, and his show became a part of their lives.

If you didn't know people don't usually appreciate it when their radio program changes, especially people over 35, which is the intended demographic for the station. If I would have known how much people react to radio program changes, I would have been absolutely terrified. The station recently made some changes in their line up on their talk radio, and people have called in just to tell us that they didn't appreciate the changes.

I haven't heard what people said about me replacing John Tesh, and honestly I don't want to. Most of the callers are just upset about a change in their schedule, so it wouldn't even be constructive criticism. I would rather just take my chance to fill these big shoes, and do my best regardless of what listeners say about the change in their program.

As a college student, it's a pretty big deal to be given an opportunity like this. They let me do the show every single night, and trust me to make sure it actually is worthwhile to listeners. After having such a respected host, it's insane to think that they are willing to trust a college kid with such a big part of their station.

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