It is getting to be that time of the year when our senior’s minds begin to look to the future. With the last marking period of the last semester of their school careers in progress, we begin to hear less of them on the air than we would like. It isn’t like they are […]
Did you get to enjoy the total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024? Ontonagon County got to watch the overcast sky darken and listen to the birds roosting, but seeing the actual eclipse had to be done on-line or on TV. It wasn’t nearly as good in the Western Upper Peninsula as the show we […]
In FTV: Student Teachers (4-10-24), I recounted some of my experiences with the rite of passage called ‘student teaching’. The state wants teaching candidates vetted in an actual classroom setting before signing off and giving them a license to teach. Usually one decides whether or not they want to pursue a career in teaching before […]
So much attention seems to be given to certain names in the music business, it is a wonder that the majority of artists out there even get the chance to get their music heard. All too often, some of the ‘big names’ in music put out sub-standard albums (in comparison to their own work) but […]
The day FTV: Name That Tune came out in the Ontonagon Herald (March 13, 2024), my phone rang. On the other end of the line was one of Ontonagon’s favorite singers, Jim Brogan. He said, “You know that little quiz in the paper? I can’t believe you couldn’t identify Under the Boardwalk!” For those of […]