Since 2001 we've been doing this ... thing.
After all this time I still don't know what to call it... my hobby... a
"passion"... a second career, maybe? It sort of feels like all three,
except, as a career... it's certainly cost more that it's earned. I
know this because it hasn't earned a dime. DFW Radio has always been the
"Odd Man Out"... which is genuinely strange because it certainly has
skin in the game. 20 years of skin. Probably a pimple or two as well. I
dunno. Through it all, though... whether we had 8 listeners or 200...
it always had its place firmly in my heart... and I never once thought
it would ever break me to keep it going. And then the budget got tight
and the laws changed regarding the costs and legalities of running an
internet radio station, 24/7. So, yes, there was a time, several years
ago when i said to myself: "self... this is gonna eat you alive... maybe
we should stop while we're ahead". I didn't want sponsors... I didn't
want endless commercials about dishwashers and the most absorbent brand
of tampons on the market. I just wanted to play the music I loved and
grew up with. And I never wanted to be the station manager, program
director and sole deejay. I knew DFW needed help to forge a future if
we were going to survive.
Then came Charme, and Sharon, although not
necessarily in that order. Suddenly we had a variety that extended
beyond the 80's, and production assistants who doubled as engineers.
It's interesting that DFW was originally a "Pittsburgh" thing... and
then, when we relocated, it was done exclusively in Honey Brook. But
now, Charme and Sharon are both New Yorker's, originally, and you might
be surprised to learn that this does actually change the sound of
the station, somewhat - alas, for the better. This year we've added
more new talent from across the pond, Mr. Glenn Mitchell, who has the
60's on his side, fer sure.
There's been some misconceptions regarding the
station over the years as well. Let me take a minute to dispel some of
the most glaringly obvious ones:
1. No, DFW has NOTHING to do with Dallas/Fort Worth. We're still located in Honey Brook, PA.
2. DFW Radio goes back to the days when
Internet Radio stations were known as "ongoing webcasts". And since it
was initially for my family and friends... the name stands for: "David's
Family Webcast".
3. Only 3 shows out of the entire lineup
are actually "live", these days. The rest are pre-recorded a day or two
prior to air-date and sent to us via a filebase on the Internet. This
will change again, once the pandemic is over.