I have some positive news to report. I have been offered and accepted a
position at WORD-FM (101.5) and WPIT (730) here in Pittsburgh. It all
came rather out of the blue, as I have not applied for any radio jobs
since leaving KDKA earlier this year.
Kenny Woods, WORD/WPIT’s Operations Manager has decided to step down
from his managerial responsibilities (his decision) to concentrate on
his air-shift, production and other duties. Kenny was gracious enough to
mention my name as a possible replacement as Operations Manager. After
spending some time this week with WORD/WPIT’s General Manager, Chuck
Gratner, I was offered the position. As Operations Manager, I will be
responsible for all programming on the two stations, which are both
Christian formatted Talk/Teach stations. I start work on
Monday, July 21st.
Unless you’ve read my “About Gary Dickson” page, you would not know that
I spent ten years in radio management a number of years ago, before
concentrating exclusively on my on-air work. This job feels just perfect
for me at this point in my life. Although I enjoyed my conversations
with my After Midnight callers, you might (or might not) be surprised to
hear that I have not been really interested in getting back on the air
to host a radio program. Those feelings are tied to factors not
associated with being on the air. As
Operations Manager, I will not be doing an air-shift. Although it is
possible I may, from time-to-time, do some fill-in on-air work on
WORD-FM for some of my staff when the need arises.
What affect all of this will have on the future of this website is still
unknown. I will do my best to keep it updated, but obviously, my first
priority will be my new job. As for the production of my podcast, Deeper
Currents… we’ll just have to see. Each episode takes about twenty hours
to produce. I will just have to see if I can find the time to continue
to work on new shows. I will do my best, but I would appreciate your
understanding if new shows are rather slow in coming.
This has been a real answer to my prayers and the prayers of my family.
Once again, when God opens a window it always seems to be something
better than you could imagine.
GaryDickson.com