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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0When I jotted down the title of this FTV, I was looking at the cartoons taped to the outside of our WOAS-FM studio door.\u00a0 They were drawn by the late Dan Rosandich, a 1976 Ontonagon Area Schools graduate who we lost to a heart attack in January of 2023.\u00a0 It jogged my memory that we had shared an article written by him that first appeared in <\/span>Radio World Magazine<\/span><\/i>.\u00a0 I made contact with Dan after I read the <\/span>Radio World<\/span><\/i> piece and received Dan\u2019s permission to reprint it in this space.\u00a0 The more I thought about it, it dawned on me there are others worthy of being remembered for reasons I will explain after we reprise Rosandich\u2019s article.\u00a0 How did Rosandich get started drawing for the radio market and music biz?\u00a0 This sounds like a weird connection, but it will be fully explained.\u00a0 This FTV was first published on 2-14-18 and is presented here as a small tribute to an artist of immense talent: <\/span>\u00a0FTV:\u00a0 Dan Rosandich<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u201cPaging through the January 3, 2018 issue of <\/span>Radio World<\/span><\/i>, a bunch of cartoons jumped off the page and caught my eye.\u00a0 My first thought was, \u201cThis guy\u2019s style reminds me a lot of Dan Rosandich\u2019s work.\u00a0 A glance at the articles byline told me why:\u00a0 the cartoons were drawn by Rosandich and used to illustrate an article he had written about how a cartoonist can make a living in the music and radio biz.\u00a0 Knowing that he is a 1976 Ontonagon Area Schools graduate led me to contact him for his permission to reprint the article for our listeners and readers.\u00a0 The full title is <\/span>\u201cA Cartoonist\u2019s Adventures in Radio – You might say this is the original \u201cvisual radio\u201d concept.\u00a0 <\/span><\/i>More examples of Dan\u2019s work can be viewed at https:\/\/danscartoons.com and we thank him for granting us permission to reprint his article here:<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2018What in the world is \u201cradio illustration,\u201d you ask?\u00a0 Who can listen to images like illustrations and cartoons?\u00a0 Well, it\u2019s not quite that simple.\u00a0 The best explanation is looking at it from the perspective of the cartoonist!<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0I began drawing cartoons and funny illustrations when I was a little kid.\u00a0 It was an obsession that has carried on into my adulthood.\u00a0 <\/span>Radio World<\/span><\/i> asked me to share some of my work and the story behind it.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0In the early 1970s, when the CB radio craze was rising in popularity, I placed a small classified ad in a trade publication.\u00a0 <\/span>S-9 Magazine<\/span><\/i> was devoted to citizen band radio enthusiasts across the United States and Canada.\u00a0 With knowledge in the area of CB and an interest in cartooning, I decided to offer to create \u201ccustom QSL cards.\u201d\u00a0 (As many <\/span>Radio World<\/span><\/i> readers will know, QSL is a radio enthusiast\u2019s calling card of sorts.\u00a0 They’re postcard-sized with the user\u2019s call letters, their preferred channel they hang out at and of course, their \u201chandle\u201d.\u00a0 Even radio broadcasters sometimes have them!)<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0In that ad, I offered to do custom cartoons for CB enthusiasts\u2019 QSL cards, and those interested would send a particular amount of money (either by check, cash, or money order).\u00a0 The ad came out, and before long, a stream of envelopes started arriving at my address with money and people\u2019s ideas for their cards!\u00a0 It was my way of being vindicated as an artist.\u00a0 I had arrived!<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Whatever the amount was, in those days, it wasn\u2019t much, but my neighbor had worked at a local bank and one day asked me, \u201cDan, where are you getting all of these Canadian $10 bills?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0I re-ran that ad a few times until things slowed down, but this experience later helped me to realize my desire to become a full-time cartoonist.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Not long afterward, I started to create what is known as \u201cgag cartoons\u201d in the magazine publishing business.\u00a0 You\u2019ve seen them – those small illustrated jokes to which publications, trade journals and even magazines like<\/span> Saturday Evening Post<\/span><\/i> (yes, it is still around – ed) might devote entire back pages in certain issues.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0I dove full speed ahead into the freelance cartooning business and noticed after a few years that I\u2019d acquired a relatively steady stable of clients who loved my work, and I drew a lot of gag panels for many of them.\u00a0 After many years in the freelance illustration business, along came digital technology.\u00a0 I began studying HTML, and web design and launched an online portfolio, offering my illustration services.\u00a0 Since then, I\u2019ve illustrated a lot of ham operator radio content, as well as radio broadcast cartoons, logos, and illustrations.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0With the help of Adobe Photoshop editing software, I can accommodate clients in their professional graphics needs, whether it\u2019s a special promotional banner, logo, or other character cartoons needed to promote a station or broadcaster\u2019s event or station.\u00a0 Artwork can be formatted in specific sizes, color enhancements and more.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0I recently worked with KCYS (FM) in Astoria, Oregon, which needed a specific banner to promote their station.\u00a0 The image they needed was for a downloadable app;\u00a0 the graphic appears as an introductory image for this app, which users can download to listen to their station anywhere.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0HOW IT WORKS – Other illustrators may have their own processes but here\u2019s how it works for me.\u00a0 A station owner contacts me with a concept or idea;\u00a0 I create a rough sketch based on that information.\u00a0 The more information supplied, the better;\u00a0 specifics help me to create a more detailed illustration of the cartoon needed.\u00a0 I send that rough sketch for the station owner\u2019s (or general manager\u2019s) review;\u00a0 they reply with feedback about what needs to be changed or modified, prior to formatting the final acceptable art into a specific format.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0JPEG files work best for apps or web, while TIFF format works best for print or hard copy.\u00a0 As for pricing these kinds of cartoons, there is no universal pricing;\u00a0 every need or usage applied to a custom cartoon is different.\u00a0 I recommend you request a specific quote and specify how the artwork will be used.\u00a0 One station executive may want a cartoon for use on a downloadable app, another may want a detailed logo-type of cartoon to use on a website, social media, in print advertising, or on apparel.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0My general rule of thumb is \u201cthe greater the usage applied to an image, the greater the intrinsic value to that work,\u201d\u00a0 so higher fees are applied to artwork with a greater usage applied to it.\u00a0 Other uses for radio station cartoon images include:<\/span><\/p>\n > Station calendars > Posters to promote an event or gathering > Social media (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.)\u00a0 > Downloadable apps for listeners > Apparel (T-shirts, caps and coasters)\u00a0 >Business stationary > Your company or station\u2019s QSL card > Customized greeting cards (Christmas, Hanukkah, Easter, etc.) > Coloring books for children > Banners for use in email promotions.\u00a0 This is a small list, but you get the idea:\u00a0 Custom illustration makes a point and can have an impact with your listeners.\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Again, we thank Dan for allowing us to reprint his article here.\u00a0 We are always proud to salute Ontonagon County graduates and are especially proud of those who have gone on to work in the fields of radio, music recording, and in Dan\u2019s case, graphic arts.\u00a0 Besides the custom work Dan describes in the <\/span>Radio World <\/span><\/i>article, he has had his work published in countless magazines and newspapers.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0R.I.P. Dan Rosandich <\/span><\/i>– your work is still with us but we will miss you.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0When the original FTV was published, I sent Dan a WOAS-FM logo hat along with a thank you.\u00a0 When it became apparent we would be searching for a new frequency for WOAS-FM on the dial, I made myself a mental note to get a hold of Dan once we found our new home – you know;\u00a0 new frequency, new station logo.\u00a0 Alas, with his passing, that will not be possible.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0When our station engineer Jim Bradley and I sat down to plan the station\u2019s post-88.5 future, we reminisced about the history of WOAS-FM.\u00a0 Jim was involved right from the get-go (1978).\u00a0 I did not become actively engaged with the station until the mid 1980s.\u00a0 I knew a lot of the station\u2019s history from the period when Mike \u2018Zenith\u2019 Bennett was the General Manager so it was interesting to hear Jim\u2019s tales about the actual construction of WOAS-FM.\u00a0 Thinking back to that conversation, I found that other tributes should be offered to those who have been involved in the first 45 years of the WOAS-FM story.\u00a0 If you might fit into one of the following categories, it would be very interesting to hear your story.\u00a0 Anytime one tries to collect historical data like this, one never knows exactly what will show up in the old mailbox.\u00a0 If you would like to share your story or stories about WOAS-FM, please email them to me at <\/span>kraisanen@oasd.k12.mi.us<\/span><\/a> or snail-mail them to WOAS-FM, 701 Parker Ave, Ontonagon, MI\u00a0 49953.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The first tribute category would be those who helped with the initial construction of our facilities.\u00a0 It was Ontonagon Area Schools Librarian Thomas G. Lee who first hatched the idea to apply for a 10 watt FM license from the Federal Communications Commission.\u00a0 In his quest to make this happen, he was assisted by Bradley, Al Harrison, electronics teacher Larry Matiolli, and many other OASD staff and students.\u00a0 If you were among those WOAS pioneers, let us know what you remember and how you were involved.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The second category would include those who worked on the air for WOAS-FM.\u00a0 When there were more students in the school and multiple study halls to recruit DJs from, we had no shortage of bodies for the day staff.\u00a0 A few may have signed on just to escape sitting in SH, but if that was the original motivation, it soon gave way to becoming what I call \u2018radio addicted\u2019.\u00a0 Being a DJ gets into your blood and more than one former on-air personality has told me how much they missed broadcasting when they graduated.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The third group I would be interested in hearing from are those who were able to find a spot on a college radio station after leaving Ontonagon.\u00a0 Again, many stories have trickled back that share a common thread:\u00a0 \u201cWhen I applied, they asked, \u2018Have you ever been on radio before?\u2019 and when I said, \u2018Yes,\u2019 they asked, \u2018When can you start?\u2019\u201d\u00a0 Even if it was just for a semester or two, we would like to hear what your college radio experiences were like.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The last \u2018tribute\u2019 I would like to pay is to anyone who found themselves working in the radio game after graduation.\u00a0 When I stopped by at WUPY to pick up a donation Jackie Dobbins had collected for our new transmitter fund, I mentioned Brady Guilbault as our \u2018most recent WOAS FM DJ graduate who ended up working professionally in the radio biz\u2019. \u00a0 Seated behind her desk at the WUPY Y101 FM studio downtown, Jackie looked up and said, \u201cAnd I am probably one of the original ones who is still working in radio.\u201d\u00a0 I do not have enough data to put an actual number on how many of our grads spent at least some time in the game, but there have been more than a few.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0If you do contact me about being part of our four tribute categories, please include a little more information than, \u2018Yes, I was a DJ (or whatever role you played).\u201d\u00a0 When you were here and what you specifically did would be great.\u00a0 Interesting anecdotes?\u00a0 Yes, please.\u00a0 I have been involved in 36 of WOAS\u2019s 45 years and have been the GM for 26 of those years.\u00a0 Four license renewals and a major renovation project have kept me busy enough.\u00a0 When added to the year to year scheduling, the number of people who have passed through WOAS makes some of your\u00a0 names and faces blur in my mind.\u00a0 Any information supplied would be greatly appreciated.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0At some point in these FTV ramblings, I have mentioned my long-time fascination with the best TV sitcom about radio ever aired.\u00a0 The antics of Dr. Johnny Fever and the staff at the fictional radio station <\/span>WKRP in Cincinnati <\/span><\/i>were a lot of fun to follow.\u00a0 One of my favorite episodes included Dr. Johnny telling the story of how he was fired for saying the word \u2018booger\u2019 on the air.\u00a0 It turns out this story might not be just some gag writer\u2019s invention.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Years back, WLUC-TV6 in Marquette would host the yearly March of Dimes Telethon.\u00a0 Their on air crew often included a nationally known radio personality with local connections.\u00a0 One year it was Dan K, a kid I remembered from Sunday school whose father also happened to be a policeman like my dad.\u00a0 I ran into Dan at a local watering hole the weekend of the Telethon and we started talking about WKRP.\u00a0 He said, \u201cYou know the episode where Johnny talks about getting fired for saying \u2018booger\u2019 on the air?\u00a0 That actually happened to me.\u00a0 I was working at a small one-horse town station in lower Michigan.\u00a0 You know, doing the weather, sports, news, music shows – whatever they had me do.\u00a0 One night I was really bored so I started what I thought was a funny conversation with myself about boogers.\u00a0 The phone rang and the station\u2019s owner said, \u2018Get out of my station – you\u2019re fired.\u2019\u00a0 I think they took my story and used it on <\/span>WKRP<\/span><\/i>.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0I expressed my condolences to Dan K for losing his job but he stopped me:\u00a0 \u201cNo,\u201d he said, \u201cIt was the kick in the pants I needed.\u00a0 I realized I was wasting my time so I buckled down and got serious about being on radio.\u201d\u00a0 I would be hard pressed to remember which large market station he was working at when he came back for the telethon, but let us just say the word \u2018booger\u2019 changed his whole career arc.\u00a0 Considering there is a talking-head football analyst on TV today whose professional name is \u2018Booger\u2019 McFarland, I guess we have come a long way.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Let me wrap this up with one last big \u2018thank you\u2019.\u00a0 Tribute must be paid to everyone who stepped up to help us with our recent transmitter replacement appeal.\u00a0 We had no way of knowing if we could raise what we needed to make the change, but the people of Ontonagon and our WOAS-FM family responded in a big way.\u00a0 We have received notes and checks from near (money handed to me at local stores) and far (checks mailed form as far away as Florida).\u00a0 You will be hearing more about the future of WOAS-FM as soon as we know it ourselves.\u00a0 Thank you one and all for making WOAS-FM a true community station.\u00a0 Elsewhere in this issue, you will find a formal \u2018Thank You\u2019 to everyone who contributed to our fund drive.\u00a0 We must also mention <\/span>The Ontonagon Herald<\/span><\/i> for the paper\u2019s ongoing support of not only WOAS-FM, but of many other worthy public service projects in the local area that our hometown paper supports.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Top Piece Video:\u00a0 RIP Dan Rosandich – thank you for your time and talents.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0When I jotted down the title of this FTV, I was looking at the cartoons taped to the outside of our WOAS-FM studio door.\u00a0 They were drawn by the late Dan Rosandich, a 1976 Ontonagon Area Schools graduate who we lost to a heart attack in January of 2023.\u00a0 It jogged my memory that 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