Everyone has a person or persons that have a great influence on their future careers. Sometimes it's a newscaster, actor, parent, or expert from any field. For me there were several people in the radio industry that were my biggest influences. Today I will talk about the first individual who played a strong role in sparking my interest in radio. Herb Oscar Anderson's voice woke me up every morning during the sixties. He had a unique style and was the original New York Radio "

I f you're listening to music, there's nothing more annoying by having your music interrupted by a talk show or commercials. Edgewater Gold Radio is a music intensive internet station. This means that music is the main feature. However, many other elements make up the radio station. We are a local internet station in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, therefore we feature local events and weather at the beaches. We do it in a way that causes minimal disruption in the music flow. We al

Being in radio for about 30 plus years, I've worked on many stations, with many great people and Program Directors. Each station was profit driven of course so I had to conform to some strict programming rules. I was lucky enough to play the music that I love. Oldies, Soft Rock, Country, Adult Contemporary (Not the AC of today but of the 70s and 80s) and Popular Standards. All of this music takes me back to special times in my life and triggers great memories of family and fr

Radio was a big part of my life while growing up. We lived in the New York area at the time (North Jersey) My mom would have a radio sitting on top of the refrigerator. I could remember waking up to the voice of Herb Oscar Anderson on WABC. I became fascinated with his voice and the music. She would also sometimes switch to WMCA, another top 40 station in the sixties. I would hear Joe O'Brien with the character "Bennie" which also would raise my curiosity in this wonderful me

We are asking all of our listeners to make Edgewater Gold Radio the best downstate music station. Delaware Today is compiling a list of all of the "best of's in Delaware. There are a few days left. Please follow the very easy instructions below to vote and make us the best music station in downstate Delaware! We really appreciate it and appreciate you as our listeners! Just click here" BEST OF DELAWARE Scroll down to "People and Media" Scroll down to: "Downstate Radio Station

One of my favorite pass times in the 60s, 70s and even early 80s was going to the mall and spending an hour or so in record stores like Sam Goody's. When I worked in Manhattan, I spent many lunch hours browsing through Tower Records and most of the time I would come out with something even if I wasn't looking for anything in particular. It was a great time. When CD's replaced vinyl, I still visited the record stores on a regular basis. I would always find the unexpected, a un

Edgewater Gold Radio has been playing the best variety of oldies for 17 years. I would like to ask my listeners and blog readers to take less than a minute of your time to vote for us for the best, downstate radio station for music” Please click on the picture below, then click on people and media and enter EDGEWATER GOLD RADIO in the blank “best music station downstate.” It would be greatly appreciated! Thank you!

You're probably saying ? "How can an AM station work with any age group anymore?" Yesterday I read about an AM station in the New Haven, Connecticut WQUN am 1220 going dark. The station is owned by Quinnipiac College but is run by professionals as well as students. The article mentions that the students have really no interest in radio anymore. This sparked a dialog on the New York Radio Sound Board. I did mention that it is really ashamed but the youth of today have too m

Most internet radio stations aren't run with many staff members. Most of the time, there are only one or two individuals running a station. I run Edgewater Gold Radio by myself. I do have resources who support me with production and other programming matters but basically it's only me. This week I came down with the flu which knocked me out. I am still recovering but nowhere near feeling myself yet. I cancelled all activities for the next five days at least. That included pr