Hey! What do our Volunteers have to say!!

My story starts many years ago, in the 80's, when fishing the Chippewa Flowage from a resort at Chief Lake on the big Chip. Our group of four guys from Madison would travel up every spring and fall. Walleye was our main goal and travel in to the city of Hayward was very seldom taken, as we would bring all of our supplies with us. The cabins did not have TV's or radios so we would bring our own radios for some entertainment. We were usually looking for weather reports and music. Very little world news was needed, as it was nice to get away from the "rat race!" We found the strongest signal to be good old WOJB FM 88.9 on the dial. Not only did we get the periodic weather reports but we were provided with good music. Then with the advent of walkman radios, we could put on the earphones and listen in the privacy of our bedrooms before falling asleep. Upon awakening, we could get the early morning weather and NPR news from around the world.

Now that I have retired here in the area, I can volunteer my services to WOJB by announcing the Saturday Morning Big Band Show, which by the way was my favorite time slot. Dick Hagen was the volunteer announcer back then and I always liked his theme song........Burgundy Street Blues. Not only is it fun to do the show, now, but a good way to listen to 2 1/2 hours of my favorite music.

Please support WOJB with your pledge as soon as possible.
Al Hixson, Big Band Host